A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle Ages

Williston, Vermont, U.S.A.: Blackwell Publishing. New. 2003. Hardcover. 0631216723 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY - AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, WHY WAIT? -- 720 pages; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. -- DESCRIPTION: The volume is organized into two sections. In the first, essays cover the historical context within which philosophy in the Middle Ages developed. Topics include the ancient philosophical legacy, the patristic background, the School of Chartres, religious orders, scholasticism, and the condemnation of various views in Paris in the thirteenth century. Within these clear, jargon-free expositions, the authors make the latest scholarship available while also presenting their own distinctive perspectives." The second section is composed of alphabetically arranged entries on 138 philosophically significant authors - European, Jewish, and Arabic - living between the fourth and fifteenth centuries. These essays contain biographical information, summaries of significant philosophical arguments and viewpoints, and conclude with bibliographies of both primary and secondary sources. - Book News: "This major reference contains full chapters on 138 western medieval thinkers, organized alphabetically from Adam of Wodeham to William of Ware. Each chapter discusses the thinker's life and thought, the details of their philosophy and language, their impact on contemporary thought, a description of each of their works, and a list of primary and secondary sources. In addition, there are seven introductory articles on the historical context, with topics that include the school of Chartres, religious orders, scholasticism, and the Parisian condemnations of 1270 and 1277. The text was written by an international group of scholars; Gracia is at the State U. Of New York at Buffalo, and Noone is with the Catholic U. Of America." -- with a bonus offer-- .