Individuation in Scholasticism: The Later Middle Ages and the Counter-Reformation 1150-1650 (S U N Y Series in Philosophy)

Examines the place of individuation in the work of over 25 scholastic writers from when Arabic and Greek thought began to impact Europe, until scholasticism died out. Experts on particular authors contribute chapters that cover all the major figures and a representative few of the lesser. Other chapters survey the problem of individuation, the medieval legacy, Islamic and Jewish thought, and the continuing scholastic influence on modern philosophy. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR 1. Introduction: The Problem Of Individuation / Jorge J.e. Gracia -- 2. The Legacy Of The Early Middle Ages / Jorge J.e. Gracia -- 3. The Islamic Background: Avicenna (b. 980; D. 1037) And Averroes (b. 1126; D. 1198) / Allan Back -- 4. The Jewish Tradition: Maimonides (b. 1135; D. 1204), Gersonides (b. 1288; D. 1344), And Bedersi (b. 1270; D. 1340) / Tamar M. Rudavsky -- 5. Albert The Great (b. 1200; D. 1280) / Jeremiah M.g. Hackett -- 6. Roger Bacon (b. Ca. 1214/20; D. 1292) / Jeremiah M.g. Hackett -- 7. Bonaventure (b. Ca. 1216; D. 1274) / Peter O. King -- 8. Thomas Aquinas (b. Ca. 1225; D. 1274) / Joseph Owens -- 9. Henry Of Ghent (b. Ca. 1217; D. 1293) / Stephen F. Brown -- 10. Godfrey Of Fontaines (b. Ca. 1250; D. 1306/09), Peter Of Auvergne (d. 1303), And John Baconthorpe (d. 1345/48) / John F. Wippel -- 11. James Of Viterbo (b. Ca. 1255; D. 1308) / John F. Wippel -- 12. John Duns Scotus (b. Ca. 1265; D. 1308) / Allan B. Wolter. 13. Hervaeus Natalis (b. 1250/60; D. 1323) And Richard Of Mediavilla (b. 1245/49; D. 1302/07) / Mark G. Henninger -- 14. Durand Of Saint Pourcain (b. Ca. 1270; D. 1334) / Mark G. Henninger -- 15. Henry Of Harclay (b. Ca. 1270; D. 1317) / Mark G. Henninger -- 16. Walter Burley (b. Ca. 1275; D. 1344 Or Later) / Ivan Boh -- 17. William Of Ockham (b. Ca. 1285; D. 1347) / Armand A. Maurer -- 18. Jean Buridan (b. Ca. 1295/1300; D. After 1358) / Peter O. King -- 19. Cardinal Cajetan (thomas De Vio) (b. 1468; D. 1534) And Giles Of Rome (b. Ca. 1243/47; D. 1316) / Linda Peterson -- 20. Chrysostom Javellus (b. 1472; D. 1538) And Francis Sylvester Ferrara (b. 1474; D. 1526) / Mauricio Beuchot -- 21. Francis Suarez (b. 1548; D. 1617) / Jorge J.e. Gracia -- 22. John Of Saint Thomas (b. 1589; D. 1644) / Jorge J.e. Gracia And John Kronen -- 23. The Scholastic Background Of Modern Philosophy: Entitas And Individuation In Leibniz / Ignacio Angelelli -- Epilogue: Individuation In Scholasticism / Jorge J.e. Gracia. Edited By Jorge J.e. Gracia. Includes Bibliographical References ( P.[551]-577) And Indexes. Jorge J. E. Gracia is Professor of Philosophy, State University of New York at Buffalo. He is author of Individuality and Philosophy and Its History and is co-editor of Philosophy and Literature in Latin America and Individuation and Identity in Early Modern Philosophy, all published by SUNY Press. He is Series Editor for the SUNY Series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture.