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Elijah Del Medigo (1458-1493) was a Jewish Aristotelian philosopher living in Padua, whose work influenced many of the leading philosophers of the early Renaissance. His Two Investigations on the Na……続きを見る

Interest in the metaphysics and logic of possible worlds goes back at least as far as Aristotle, but few books address the history of these important concepts. This volume offers new essays on the t……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Philosophie der Neuzeit (ca. 1350-1600), Note: 1,0, Universität Vechta; früher Hochschule Vechta (Institut für Bildungs- und Sozialwissen……続きを見る

With an emphasis on exploring measurable aspects of ancient narratives, Maths Meets Myths sets out to investigate age-old material with new techniques. This book collects, for the first time, novel ……続きを見る

Essay aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Philosophie des Mittelalters (ca. 500-1300), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In meiner Hausarbeit im ……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Philosophie des Mittelalters (ca. 500-1300), Note: 1,0, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Veranstaltung: Seminar: Einführung in die E……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Immanuel Kant - Der Mann und das Werk" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) war ein……続きを見る

Abū’l-Barakāt is often considered one of the most comprehensive philosophers of the Arabic-Jewish milieu in the medieval age. His extensive and unique philosophical theories, especially his theories……続きを見る

Essay aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Philosophie der Neuzeit (ca. 1350-1600), Note: gut, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Philosophische Fakultät), Veranstaltung: Geschichte der P……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Philosophie des Mittelalters (ca. 500-1300), Note: 1,0, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Philosophisches Seminar), Veranstaltung: Pr……続きを見る

A playful and erudite look at the origins of language In the beginning there was one languageーone tongue that Adam used to compose the first poem, an elegy for Abel. “These days, no one bothers to ……続きを見る

With selections of philosophers from Plotinus to Bruno, this new anthology provides significant learning support and historical context for the readings along with a wide variety of pedagogical assi……続きを見る

This book argues that Levi Gersonides articulates a unique model of virtue ethics among medieval Jewish thinkers. Gersonides is recognized by scholars as one of the most innovative Jewish philosophe……続きを見る

Ockham Explained is an important and much-needed resource on William of Ockham, one of the most important philosophers of the Middle Ages. His eventful and controversial life was marked by sharp car……続きを見る

Medieval thinkers were both puzzled and fascinated by the capacity of human beings to do what is morally wrong. In this book, Colleen McCluskey offers the first comprehensive examination of Thomas A……続きを見る

This volume features articles which employ source-work research to trace Kierkegaard's understanding and use of authors from the Patristic and Medieval traditions. It covers an extraordinarily long ……続きを見る

Grounded in medical, juridical, and philosophical texts of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century France, this innovative study tells the story of how the idea of woman contributed to the emergence of m……続きを見る

This valuable reference work synthesizes and elucidates traditional themes and issues in Islamic philosophy as well as prominent topics emerging from the last twenty years of scholarship. Written fo……続きを見る

The Trinitarian Christology of St Thomas Aquinas brings to light the Trinitarian riches in Thomas Aquinas's Christology. Dominic Legge, O.P, disproves Karl Rahner's assertion that Aquinas divorces t……続きを見る

First secretary to the Aragonese kings of Naples, Giovanni Pontano (1429-1503) was a key figure of the Italian Renaissance. A poet and a philosopher of high repute, Pontano's works offer a reflectio……続きを見る

"We can hear the universe!" This was the triumphant proclamation at a February 2016 press conference announcing that the Laser Interferometer Gravity Observatory (LIGO) had detected a "transient gra……続きを見る

Sixteenth century philosophy was a unique synthesis of several philosophical frameworks, a blend of old and new, including but not limited to Scholasticism, Humanism, Neo-Thomism, Aristotelianism, a……続きを見る

This book examines the potential of conducting studies in comparative hagiology, through parallel literary and historical analyses of spiritual life writings pertaining to distinct religious context……続きを見る

From Larry Siedentop, acclaimed author of Democracy in Europe, Inventing the Individual is a highly original rethinking of how our moral beliefs were formed and their impact on western society today……続きを見る

Human rights are thought to guarantee pluralism by protecting individual liberty from imposed religious conceptions of virtue. Yet critics often argue that this secular focus on merely avoiding viol……続きを見る

Gregor Reisch's The Philosophical pearl (Margarita Philosophica), first published in 1503 and republished 11 times in the sixteenth century, was the first extensive printed text which discussed the ……続きを見る

Giordano Bruno was burnt at the stake in Rome in 1600, accused of heresy by the Inquisition. His life took him from Italy to Northern Europe and England, and finally to Venice, where he was arrested……続きを見る

How can beliefs, which are immaterial, be about things? How can the body be the seat of thought? This book traces the historical roots of the cognitive sciences and examines pre-modern conceptualiza……続きを見る

The renaissance period has so much to share and to teach today’s young children. This book is all about the crazy but really impressive inventions made during the said period. Bring renaissance back……続きを見る

Thomas Williams presents the most extensive collection of John Duns Scotus's work on ethics and moral psychology available in English. John Duns Scotus: Selected Writings on Ethics includes extended……続きを見る