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This is a critical edition of a newly discovered Greek manuscript: a full commentary from Codex 199, Metochion of the Holy Sepulchre, Constantinople, entitled ‘Wisdom of Solomonーan interpretation o……続きを見る

Neste ensaio satírico publicado em 1511, a Loucura elogia a si mesma como a verdadeira imperatriz da humanidade. Em uma crítica explícita ao racionalismo e à escolástica, Erasmo de Rotterdam enaltec……続きを見る

In this book, philosopher Jean W. Rioux extends accounts of the Aristotelian philosophy of mathematics to what Thomas Aquinas was able to import from Aristotle’s notions of pure and applied mathemat……続きを見る

Philosophic Classics: From Plato to Derrida includes essential writings of the most important philosophers from almost two millennia of Western philosophy. In updating this Seventh Edition, editor F……続きを見る

Shedding new light on the understudied Italian Renaissance scholar, Andrea Cesalpino, and the diverse fields he wrote on, this volume covers the multiple traditions that characterize his complex nat……続きを見る

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring This book provides an introduction to the most important philosopher of the Islamic world, Ibn Sīnā, often known in English by his Latinized nam……続きを見る

Lev Shestov's By Faith Alone confrontsEastern and Western European conceptions of faith through Russian literature, ancient and medieval philosophy, and Christian theology. Written from 1910-1914, t……続きを見る

Hybridity in the Literature of Medieval England offers a wide-ranging exploration of hybridity in medieval English literature. Anxiety about hybridity surfaces in characters of mixed ethnic identity……続きを見る

Five hundred years before "Jabberwocky" and Tender Buttons, writers were already preoccupied with the question of nonsense. But even as the prevalence in medieval texts of gibberish, babble, birdson……続きを見る

Spinoza's Ethics, and its project of proving ethical truths through the geometric method, have attracted and challenged readers for more than three hundred years. In Spinoza and the Cunning of Imagi……続きを見る

The late middle ages was a period of great speculative innovation in Christology, within the framework of a standard Christological opinion established by the Franciscan John Duns Scotus and the Dom……続きを見る

"This well-written, accessible [essay] collection demonstrates a maturation in Jewish studies and medieval philosophy" ( Choice). Too often the study of philosophical texts is carried out in ways th……続きを見る

The twelve essays in this new collection by John Monfasani examine how, in particular cases, Greek émigrés, Italian humanists, and Latin scholastics reacted with each other in surprising and importa……続きを見る

Engaging Eriugena, Eckhart and Cusanus contains two new essays and nine others published between 2005 and 2019. The essays explore Eriugena, Eckhart and Cusanus as bold thinkers deeply engaged with ……続きを見る

The anthology 'Game and Play of the Chesse' is an intriguing exploration into medieval allegory and its intersection with the cultural and literal complexities of chess. This collection, encompassin……続きを見る

Anselm's ontological argument is one of the most fascinating, most controversial, and most misunderstood arguments in the entire history of Western thought. By centring the argument firmly in the Ne……続きを見る

A monumental and exhilarating history of European thought, from the fall of Rome in the fifth century AD to the Scientific Revolution thirteen centuries later. The Awakening traces the recovery and ……続きを見る

A beautifully illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most important and influential patrons. 'Exceptionally sumptuous... This vivid history brings to life the vices and……続きを見る

Voltaire called fanaticism the "monster that pretends to be the child of religion". Philosophers, politicians, and cultural critics have decried fanaticism and attempted to define the distinctive qu……続きを見る

One of the great philosophers of the 20th Century, Josef Pieper, gives a penetrating introduction and guide to the life and works of perhaps the greatest philosopher ever, St. Thomas Aquinas. Pieper……続きを見る

How you can learn to focus like a monk without living like one Distraction isn’t a new problem. We’re also not the first to complain about how hard it is to concentrate. Early Christian monks beat u……続きを見る

This book provides the first comprehensive treatment of Albert the Great’s (c. 1193–1280) notion of virtus formativa, a shaping force responsible for crucial dynamics in the formation of living bein……続きを見る

The highly regarded French philosopher, Étienne Gilson, brilliantly plumbs the depths of Thomistic Realism, and false Thomisms as well, in this answer to Kantian modernism. The important work, exqui……続きを見る

Two of the most notable figures from the Middle Ages–the volatile, brilliant Abelard and the equally brilliant Heloise–became the parents of their son Astralabe before Abelard’s infamous, brutal cas……続きを見る

Det danske samfunds udvikling igennem de sidste cirka 1000 år har været påvirket af filosofiske og teoretiske strømninger fra hele Europa. Frem til kristendommens indførelse havde man levet i de sam……続きを見る

R. Saadia Gaon (882-942) was unquestionably one of the most important if not the most important medieval Jewish thinker. He dealt with biblical exegesis, philosophy, grammar, poetry, prayer, and Hal……続きを見る

Una disquisición sobre las causas finales de las cosas naturales muestra con claridad los esfuerzos de un mecanicista por conciliar con el mecanicismo el uso de las inferencias a partir de atribucio……続きを見る

In "Der Ackermann aus Böhmen" entführt Johannes von Tepl die Leser in die tiefen Abgründe menschlicher Existenz und philosophischer Auseinandersetzung. Dieses hochmittelalterliche Werk ist nicht nur……続きを見る

"The Republic" by Plato is a timeless philosophical masterpiece that delves into the intricate workings of an ideal state and explores fundamental questions about justice, morality, and governance. ……続きを見る

In "Geschichte der Philosophie im Islam" bietet Tjitze J. de Boer eine umfassende Untersuchung der philosophischen Traditionen, die im islamischen Kulturraum entstanden sind. Der Autor verbindet his……続きを見る