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Informationen zum Autor Jorge J. E. Gracia is Samuel P. Capen Chair and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is author of several books, including Hispanic/Latino Identity (Blackwell, 2000) and How Can We Know What God Means? (2001). He is the editor, with Gregory M. Reichberg and Bernard N. Schumacher, of The Classics of Western Philosophy (Blackwell, 2003). Timothy B. Noone is Ordinary Professor of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America. His books include Ioannes Duns Scoti, Quaestiones super librum Porphyrii, Quaestiones super Praedicamenta (1999). Klappentext This comprehensive reference volume features essays by some of the most distinguished scholars in the field. 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. A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle Ages is extensively cross-referenced and indexed, constituting a complete source of information for students and professionals alike. Zusammenfassung Features essays by some of the most distinguished scholars in the field. Organized into two sections! this book is cross-referenced and indexed! constituting information for students and professionals. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors xii Preface xv Chronological List xviii Philosophy in the Middle Ages: An Introduction 1 Jorge J. E. Gracia PART I: THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT 1 The Ancient Philosophical Legacy and its Transmission to the Middle Ages 15 Charles H. Lohr 2 The Patristic Background 23 Stephen F. Brown 3 Philosophy in the Latin Christian West: 750-1050 32 Peter King 4 The School of Chartres 36 Winthrop Wetherbee 5 Religious Orders 45 M. Michèle Mulchahey and Timothy B. Noone 6 Scholasticism 55 Timothy B. Noone 7 The Parisian Condemnations of 1270 and 1277 65 John F. Wippel PART II: THE AUTHORS 1 Adam of Wodeham 77 Rega Wood 2 Adelard of Bath 86 Jeremiah Hackett 3 Alan of Lille 88 John Marenbon 4 Albert of Saxony 90 Edward Grant 5 Albertus Magnus 92 Mechthild Dreyer 6 Albumasar (Abu Ma'shar) 102 Jeremiah Hackett 7 Alexander of Hales 104 Christopher M. Cullen 8 Alfarabi (Al-Farabý) 109 Deborah L. Black 9 Algazali (Al-Ghazalý) 118 Thérèse-Anne Druart 10 Alhacen (Al-Hasan) 127 David C. Lindberg 11 Alkindi (Al-Kindi) 129 Jean Jolivet 12 Alrazi (Al-Razý) 136 Thérèse-Anne Druart 13 Anselm of Canterbury 138 Jasper Hopkins 14 Arnaldus of Villanova 152 Francisco Bertelloni 15 Augustine 154 Scott MacDonald 16 Avempace (Ibn Bájjah) 172 Idris Samawi Hamid 17 Avencebrol (Ibn Gabirol) 174 Tamar Rudavsky 18 Aver...
