Medieval Western philosophy

This introduction to philosophy in the Latin West between 1150 and 1350 combines an historical approach, which concentrates on the sources, forms and backgrounds of the medieval works, with philosophical analysis of thirteenth and fourteenth-century writing in terms comprehensible to a modern reader.

This introduction to philosophy in the Latin West between 1150 and 1350 combines an historical approach, which concentrates on the sources, forms and backgrounds of the medieval works, with philosophical analysis of thirteenth and fourteenth-century writing in terms comprehensible to a modern reader.

In this awaited follow up to his book Faithful Reason, the well-known philosopher and Catholic thinker John Haldane brings his unrivalled insight to bear on questions of the existence of God and the nature and destiny of the human soul.

In this awaited follow up to his book Faithful Reason, the well-known philosopher and Catholic thinker John Haldane brings his unrivalled insight to bear on questions of the existence of God and the nature and destiny of the human soul.

First published in 1999.

First published in 1999.

Originally published in 1968.

Originally published in 1968.

Compact but singularly well thought out material of a theological, logical, poetic as well as philosophical nature.

Compact but singularly well thought out material of a theological, logical, poetic as well as philosophical nature.

Few philosophers or theologians exerted as much influence on the shape of medieval thought as Thomas Aquinas.

Few philosophers or theologians exerted as much influence on the shape of medieval thought as Thomas Aquinas.

The philosophy discussed in this volume constitutes the intellectual and philosophical ideas of the medieval era, from Aquinas and Anselm, the intellectual philosophy of the Judaic and Arabic traditions, the Twelfth Century Renaissance and the philosophical ideas associated with the emergence of the universities.

The philosophy discussed in this volume constitutes the intellectual and philosophical ideas of the medieval era, from Aquinas and Anselm, the intellectual philosophy of the Judaic and Arabic traditions, the Twelfth Century Renaissance and the philosophical ideas associated with the emergence of the universities.

The final volume to be published in the acclaimed Routledge History of Philosophy series provides an authoritative and comprehensive survey and analysis of the key areas of late Greek and early Christian Philosophy.

The final volume to be published in the acclaimed Routledge History of Philosophy series provides an authoritative and comprehensive survey and analysis of the key areas of late Greek and early Christian 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.

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.

Plotinus (AD 205-270) was the founder of Neoplatonism, whose thought has had a profound influence on medieval philosophy, and on Western philosophy more broadly.

Plotinus (AD 205-270) was the founder of Neoplatonism, whose thought has had a profound influence on medieval philosophy, and on Western philosophy more broadly.

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.