The Sentences, Book 1 (Mediaeval Sources in Translation, #42)
by Peter Lombard
Although he wrote sermons, letters, and commentaries on Holy Scripture, Lombard's Four Books of Sentences (1148-51) established his reputation and subsequent fame, earning him the title of magister sententiarum ("master of the sentences"). The Sentences, a collection of teachings of the Church Fathers and opinions of medieval masters arranged as a systematic treatise, marked the culmination of a long tradition of theological pedagogy, and until the 16th century it was the official textbook in th...
Antisozinianische Schriften (Schriften Zur Triadik Und Ontodynamik, #25)
by Erwin Schadel
Diese Ausgabe prasentiert die ideengeschichtlich kommentierte deutsche Erstubersetzung der "Antisozinianischen Schriften," welche Comenius 1659 bis 1662 in Amsterdam lateinisch veroffentlichte. Es handelt sich hier um zehn Einzelschriften. Der mahrische Pansoph fuhrt darin eine engagierte Kontroverse mit nicht weniger engagierten Sozinianern, den Trinitatskritikern seiner Zeit, welche als Vorlaufer der rationalistischen Aufklarung zu betrachten sind. Besagte Sozinianer sind Comenius von fruher J...
Eklektizismus (Arbeiten Zur Easthetik, Didaktik, Literatur- Und Sprachwisse, #17)
by Michael Hellenthal
Seit dem 2. Jh. n. Chr. bzw. mit Winckelmann erscheinen sowohl der Begriff als auch das Phanomen des Eklektizismus explizit innerhalb der Geschichte von Philosophie und Literatur oder Kunst. Die vorliegende Studie mit ihrer gesamtkulturellen, interdisziplinaren wie komparatistischen Ausrichtung versucht, die Entwicklung des Bewusstseins vom Eklektizismus und die Formen eklektischer Werke in den oben erwahnten Bereichen nachzuzeichnen oder darzustellen. Dabei stellt sich heraus, dass es sich beim...
This is an account of the life and work of Duns Scotus which gives acclaim to an important figure in the history of philosophical thought. John Duns Scotus (c.1265-1308) is distinguished among medieval thinkers for the depth of his learning and the originality and acuteness of his intellect. His writings took in such wide-ranging topics as logic, metaphysics, grammar and theology and include the first attempt to formulate universal laws of language. His place in the history of philosophy is ensu...
Thomas Aquinas and His Legacy (Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy)
The ten essays in this collection approach the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas not merely as an object of scholarly interest but also as a framework for addressing perennial philosophical questions, even as they are raised and debated in our own times. The first five articles are expositions of important philosophical themes as developed in Aquinas's own works. In the last five, the authors bring Aquinas's thought to bear on contemporary philosophical discussions of metaphysical, ethical, and socia...
Augustine for the Philosophers
St. Augustine of Hippo, largely considered the greatest thinker of Christian antiquity, has long dominated theological conversations. Augustine's legacy as a theologian endures. However, Augustine's contributions to rhetoric and the philosophy of communication remain relatively uncharted. Augustine for the Philosophers recovers these contributions, revisiting Augustine's prominence in the work of continental philosophers who shaped rhetoric and the philosophy of communication in the twentieth ce...
Preachers, florilegia and sermons (Studies and Texts of the Pontifical Institute, #47)
Albertus Magnus und der Albertismus (Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters, #48)
by Maarten Hoenen and Alain de Libera
The German philosophical culture of the Middle Ages is inextricably linked to the thought of Albert the Great. The writings of Albert set a definitive stamp on the mysticism of Eckhart and Tauler as well as on the intellectual traditions of the studia of the Dominican order and the German universities of the later Middle Ages. During this process Albert's thinking was not simply adopted, but was further developed and was frequently given a quite new form by the various fields of intellectual lif...
Disguised and Overt Spinozism Around 1700 (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History, #69)
Reason, Authority, and the Healing of Desire in the Writings of Augustine
by Mark J. Boone
Augustine identified reason and authority as complementary ways of learning the truth, and he employed both to explore such perennial questions as the rationality of faith, the nature of the good life, the problem of evil, and the relation of God and the soul. Eight writings of Augustine represent his application of these two methods to these four topics: On the True Religion, On the Nature of Good, On Free Choice of the Will, On the Teacher, On the Usefulness of Believing, On the Good of Marria...
Studien Zur Mittelalterlichen Geistesgeschichte Und Ihren Quellen (Miscellanea Mediaevalia, #15)
Aquinas on Imitation of Nature highlights and explores the doctrine of the imitation of nature, a crucial aspect of Aquinas' metaethics and fills the gap in research on Aquinas' moral doctrine and theory of action. It conveys Aquinas' doctrine of the imitation of nature as a natural feature of right practical reason regarding moral thinking and action, indeed as an indispensable feature of virtuous flourishing in individual and communal aspects of human life. The book starts with an overview of...
Glosae Super Platonem (Studies and Texts)
by Paul Edward Dutton and St. Bernard
Ibn Sina’s Remarks and Admonitions: Physics and Metaphysics
Al-Isharat wal-Tanbihat (Remarks and Admonitions) is one of the most mature and comprehensive philosophical works by Ibn Sina (Avicenna, 980-1037). Grounded in an exploration of logic (which Ibn Sina described as the gate to knowledge) and happiness (the ultimate human goal), the text illuminates the divine, the human being, and the nature of things through a wide-ranging discussion of topics. The sections of Physics and Metaphysics deal with the nature of bodies and souls as well as existence,...
The Life and the Doctrines of Philippus Theophrastus, Bombast of Hohenheim
by Franz Hartmann
Intellektuelle in Der Weimarer Republik (Schriften Zur Politischen Kultur Der Weimarer Republik, #1)
Der Sammelband tragt Mosaiksteinchen zu einem in sich widerspruchlichen Bild des facettenreichen intellektuellen Lebens der Weimarer Republik zusammen. Dabei wird die problembezogene Ubersetzung verschiedener intellektueller Sprachen und Disziplinen in- und durcheinander versucht. Bei aller Verschiedenheit solcher Denker wie Mannheim, Junger, Scheler, Schmitt oder Benn geraten immer wieder intellektuelle Reaktionen auf zeitgeschichtliche Probleme und Konflikte der Weimarer Republik in den Blick....