Contemplation and Philosophy: Scholastic and Mystical Modes of Medieval Philosophical Thought - A Tribute to Kent Emery, Jr

This volume collects essays which are thematically connected through the work of Kent Emery Jr., to whom the volume is dedicated. A main focus lies on the attempts to bridge the gap between mysticism and a systematic approach to medieval philosophical thought.

About the author

Roberto Hofmeister Pich is Professor of Philosophy at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre / RS, Brazil. He has written and edited books about the philosophy of John Duns Scotus and the reception of the Scotist and other medieval "schools" in Baroque and Modern Scholasticism. Andreas Speer is Professor in Philosophy and Director of the Thomas-Institut at the University of Cologne. He has written and edited many books and articles concerning the history of medieval philosophy and theology. He is General Editor of the Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters (Brill).

Product details

• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.09.2018
• EAN: 9789004376281
• ISBN: 978-90-04-37628-1
• No. of pages: 832
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 241 mm x 48 mm
• Weight: 1242 g
• Series: Studien Und Texte Zur Geistesg
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works