Medieval Western philosophy

This book shows how the mature writings of Thomas Aquinas though written in the thirteenth century have much to offer the human mind and the relationship between intellect and will, body and soul.

Analyzing Shakespeare's views on theatre and magic and John Dee's concerns with philosophy and magic in the light of the Italian version of philosophia perennis (mainly Marsilio Ficino, Pico della Mirandola and Giordano Bruno), this book offers a new perspective on the Italian-English cultural dialogue at the Renaissance and its contribution to intellectual history.

Analyzing Shakespeare's views on theatre and magic and John Dee's concerns with philosophy and magic in the light of the Italian version of philosophia perennis (mainly Marsilio Ficino, Pico della Mirandola and Giordano Bruno), this book offers a new perspective on the Italian-English cultural dialogue at the Renaissance and its contribution to intellectual history.

This extensively revised and updated second edition of The Neoplatonists provides a valuable introduction to the thought of the four central Neoplatonist philosophers, Plotinus, Porphyry, Proclus and Iamblichus.

This extensively revised and updated second edition of The Neoplatonists provides a valuable introduction to the thought of the four central Neoplatonist philosophers, Plotinus, Porphyry, Proclus and Iamblichus.

This volume re-examines some of the major themes at the intersection of traditional and contemporary metaphysics.

This volume re-examines some of the major themes at the intersection of traditional and contemporary metaphysics.

This is Volume X of ten of the selected works of Frances Yates.

This is Volume X of ten of the selected works of Frances Yates.

The literature of the English Renaissance demands some attention to the intellectual and educational background which produced it, in order to be seen in proper perspective.

This new introduction replaces Marenbon's best-selling editions Early Medieval Philosophy (1983) and Later Medieval Philosophy (1987) to present a single authoritative and comprehensive study of the period.

This new introduction replaces Marenbon's best-selling editions Early Medieval Philosophy (1983) and Later Medieval Philosophy (1987) to present a single authoritative and comprehensive study of the period.

Sufi Castigator investigates the writings of Ahmad Kasravi, one of the foremost intellectuals in Iran.

Sufi Castigator investigates the writings of Ahmad Kasravi, one of the foremost intellectuals in Iran.

The Naqshbandiyya is one of the most widespread and influential Sufi orders in the Muslim world.

The Naqshbandiyya is one of the most widespread and influential Sufi orders in the Muslim world.

Thomas Aquinas is one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy and philosophical theology.

Thomas Aquinas is one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy and philosophical theology.

A comprehensive examination of the advantages and disadvantages of philosophical jargon, examining  its origins in early modern philosophy.

A comprehensive examination of the advantages and disadvantages of philosophical jargon, examining  its origins in early modern philosophy.

This book argues that, for Aquinas, a human act exhibits a structure analogous to that of a material object.

400 years after The Anatomy of Melancholy, this book guides readers through Renaissance medicine''s disease of the mind.

This book argues that, for Aquinas, a human act exhibits a structure analogous to that of a material object.

400 years after The Anatomy of Melancholy, this book guides readers through Renaissance medicine''s disease of the mind.

Provides a new way of reading Western tragedy alongside texts from the postcolonial world so as to cross-illuminate each other.

Provides a new way of reading Western tragedy alongside texts from the postcolonial world so as to cross-illuminate each other.

Explores the cultural functions played in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by accounts of the Bible''s origins.

Explores how similarities and differences between humans and animals were understood by medieval theologians, and their significance.

Explores how similarities and differences between humans and animals were understood by medieval theologians, and their significance.

Explores the cultural functions played in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by accounts of the Bible''s origins.

The best introduction to medieval theology from the time of St Augustine to the 14th century, in an expanded edition.

The best introduction to medieval theology from the time of St Augustine to the 14th century, in an expanded edition.

Provides a broad framework for engaging with ideas relevant to ancient Greek and Roman science, medicine and technology.

Provides a broad framework for engaging with ideas relevant to ancient Greek and Roman science, medicine and technology.

Explores the meaning of life and nature of happiness through the lens of Thomas Aquinas''s classical treatise.

Explores the meaning of life and nature of happiness through the lens of Thomas Aquinas''s classical treatise.

Examines the practical dilemmas, both moral and political, of peace time and war time as discussed by the Late Scholastics.

The first truly in-depth, interdisciplinary study of philosophical questions in the seminal medieval literary work, the Roman de la Rose.

Provides the first extended study of Calvin''s 1559 Institutio in conversation with critical theorists of religion, modernity, sovereignty, and political theology.

Annotated translation of a key text in the history of medical and philosophical thinking about the human body.

Examines the practical dilemmas, both moral and political, of peace time and war time as discussed by the Late Scholastics.

This pioneering study reveals the central place held by Virgil''s ''messianic'' Eclogue in the art and literature of Renaissance Italy.

This pioneering study reveals the central place held by Virgil''s ''messianic'' Eclogue in the art and literature of Renaissance Italy.

Aquinas''s moral philosophy - the intrinsic connection between happiness and human good, human virtue, and the precepts of practical reason.

Annotated translation of a key text in the history of medical and philosophical thinking about the human body.

Applies cutting-edge research and in-depth critical analysis to Aquinas'' most influential work, engaging with ethics, metaphysics, theology, and law.

A collection of the influential ethical writings of medieval philosopher William of Ockham, published in English for the first time.

Aquinas''s moral philosophy - the intrinsic connection between happiness and human good, human virtue, and the precepts of practical reason.

Provides the first extended study of Calvin''s 1559 Institutio in conversation with critical theorists of religion, modernity, sovereignty, and political theology.

The first truly in-depth, interdisciplinary study of philosophical questions in the seminal medieval literary work, the Roman de la Rose.