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Informationen zum Autor Brian Davies is Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University, New York. He is the author of An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion (3rd ed., 2003), Thinking About God (1985), The Thought of Thomas Aquinas (1992), and Aquinas (2002). Brian Leftow is Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at Oxford University. He is the author of Time and Eternity (1991), and over fifty papers in philosophy of religion, metaphysics and the history of medieval philosophy. Klappentext Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109), Benedictine monk and the second Norman archbishop of Canterbury, is regarded as one of the most important philosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages. The essays in this volume explore all his major philosophical and theological ideas, including his teachings on faith and reason, God's existence and nature, logic, freedom, truth, ethics, and key Christian doctrines. They also cover his life, the sources of his thought, and his influence on other thinkers. Zusammenfassung The essays in this volume explore all of Anselm's major ideas! including his teachings on faith and reason! God's existence and nature! logic! freedom! truth! ethics! and key Christian doctrines. There is also discussion of his life! the sources of his thought! and his influence on other thinkers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Brian Davies and Brian Leftow; 1. Anselm's life, works, and immediate influence G. R. Evans; 2. Anselm on faith and reason Marilyn Adams; 3. Anselm, Augustine, and Platonism Gareth Matthews; 4. Anselm's philosophy of language Peter King; 5. Anselm on modality Simo Knuutilla; 6. Anselm's perfect being theology Brian Leftow; 7. Anselm and the ontological argument Brian Davies; 8. Anselm's account of freedom Sandra Visser and Thomas Williams; 9. Anselm on truth Sandra Visser and Thomas Williams; 10. Anselm on ethics Jeffrey Brower; 11. Anselm on the Trinity William Mann; 12. Anselm on atonement David Brown....
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Brian Davies is Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University, New York. He is the author of An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion (3rd ed., 2003), Thinking About God (1985), The Thought of Thomas Aquinas (1992), and Aquinas (2002).Brian Leftow is Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at Oxford University. He is the author of Time and Eternity (1991), and over fifty papers in philosophy of religion, metaphysics and the history of medieval philosophy.
