Mind And Modality: Studies in the History of Philosophy in Honour of Simo Knuuttila (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History) (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History)

This volume offers a wide-ranging and profound collection of essays on philosophical psychology and conceptions of modality from antiquity to the present day, with some essays on the philosophy of religion as well. The contributions deal with mind's cognitive and emotional functions, the modal notions and the philosophical approaches to religion as well as logical, semantic and epistemological issues concerning them. Of twenty-one contributions, six focus on ancient thought, nine on medieval thought, and six on modern and contemporary thought. The book illustrates how philosophical theories of mind and modalities developed through the centuries in western philosophy. It is particularly useful for those interested in the analysis of emotions, their cognitive bearing and ethical significance. Contributors include: Lilli Alanen, Joël Biard, David Charles, Ingolf U. Dalferth, Sten Ebbesen, Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson, Jaakko Hintikka, Vesa Hirvonen, Toivo J. Holopainen, Heikki Kirjavainen, Taneli Kukkonen, Henrik Lagerlund, Ilkka Niiniluoto, C.G. Normore, Martha C. Nussbaum, Marco M. Olivetti, Risto Saarinen, Juha Sihvola, Miira Tuominen, Reijo Työrinoja, and Mikko Yrjönsuuri. Publications by Simo Knuuttila : • "Duns Scotus and the Foundations of Logical Modalities", in: Ludger Honnefelder, Rega Wood and Mechthild Dreyer (editions.) , John Duns Scotus: Metaphysics and Ethics , ISBN : 978 90 04 10357 3 • "Necessities in Buridan's Natural Philosophy", in: J.M.M.H. Thijssen and Jack Zupko (editions.) , Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy of John Buridan , ISBN : 978 90 04 11514 9.. Foreword vii PART I. ANCIENT THOUGHT The “Morality of Pity”: Sophocles’ 'Philoctetes' and the European Stoics / Martha C. Nussbaum 3 Aristotle’s Desire / David Charles 19 Ta Meta Ta Metaphysika: The Argumentative Structure of Aristotle’s Metaphysics / Jaakko Hintikka 41 Aristotle and Alexander of Aphrodisias on the Active Intellect / Miira Tuominen 55 Plotinus on Thinking Oneself and the First-Person / Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson 71 The Autonomy of Religion in Ancient Philosophy / Juha Sihvola 87 PART II. MEDIEVAL THOUGHT Future Contingents in the Eleventh Century / Toivo J. Holopainen 103 Mind and Modal Judgement: Al-Ghazali and Ibn Rushd on Conceivability and Possibility / Taneli Kukkonen 121 By Necessity / Sten Ebbesen 141 Types of Self-Awareness in Medieval Thought / Mikko Yrjönsuuri 153 Mental Disorders in Late Medieval Philosophy and Theology / Vesa Hirvonen 171 Wisdom as Intellectual Virtue: Aquinas, Odonis and Buridan / Risto Saarinen 189 John Buridan and theMathematical Demonstration / Joël Biard 199 What is Singular Thought? Ockham and Buridan on Singular Terms in the Language of Thought / Henrik Lagerlund 217 Fact, Fiction, and Fantasy: Luther and the Medieval 'De Anima' Tradition of Imagination / Reijo Työrinoja 239 PART III. MODERN THOUGHT Necessity, Immutability, and Descartes / C. G. Normore 257 Spinoza and Hume on Pride and Self-Knowledge / Lilli Alanen 285 The Community of Minds as a Problem of Modern Philosophy: Descartes, Leibniz, Kant / Marco M. Olivetti 309 Varieties of Philosophical Theology Before and After Kant / Ingolf U. Dalferth 327 Symbol Meaning and Logical Form: A Study in the Semantics of Religious Language / Heikki Kirjavainen 47 Cognition and Emotion / Ilkka Niiniluoto 371 Index of Names 383

this Volume Offers A Wide-ranging And Profound Collection Of Essays On Philosophical Psychology And Conceptions Of Modality From Antiquity To The Present Day, With Some Essays On The Philosophy Of Religion As Well.
the Contributions Deal With Mind’s Cognitive And Emotional Functions, The Modal Notions And The Philosophical Approaches To Religion As Well As Logical, Semantic And Epistemological Issues Concerning Them. Of Twenty-one Contributions, Six Focus On Ancient Thought, Nine On Medieval Thought, And Six On Modern And Contemporary Thought.
the Book Illustrates How Philosophical Theories Of Mind And Modalities Developed Through The Centuries In Western Philosophy. It Is Particularly Useful For Those Interested In The Analysis Of Emotions, Their Cognitive Bearing And Ethical Significance.

contributors Include: Lilli Alanen, Joël Biard, David Charles, Ingolf U. Dalferth, Sten Ebbesen, Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson, Jaakko Hintikka, Vesa Hirvonen, Toivo J. Holopainen, Heikki Kirjavainen, Taneli Kukkonen, Henrik Lagerlund, Ilkka Niiniluoto, C.g. Normore, Martha C. Nussbaum, Marco M. Olivetti, Risto Saarinen, Juha Sihvola, Miira Tuominen, Reijo Työrinoja, And Mikko Yrjönsuuri.

publications By Simo Knuuttila:

• “duns Scotus And The Foundations Of Logical Modalities”, In: ludger Honnefelder, Rega Wood And Mechthild Dreyer (eds.), John Duns Scotus: Metaphysics And Ethics, isbn: 978 90 04 10357 3
• “necessities In Buridan’s Natural Philosophy”, In: j.m.m.h. Thijssen And Jack Zupko (eds.), Metaphysics And Natural Philosophy Of John Buridan, isbn: 978 90 04 11514 9

This volume offers a wide-ranging and profound collection of essays on philosophical psychology and conceptions of modality from antiquity to the present day, with some essays on the philosophy of religion as well. The contributions deal with mind's cognitive and emotional functions, the modal notions and the philosophical approaches to religion as well as logical, semantic and epistemological issues concerning them. Of twenty-one contributions, six focus on ancient thought, nine on medieval thought, and six on modern and contemporary thought. The book illustrates how philosophical theories of mind and modalities developed through the centuries in western philosophy. It is particularly useful for those interested in the analysis of emotions, their cognitive bearing and ethical significance. Contributors include: Lilli Alanen, Joël Biard, David Charles, Ingolf U. Dalferth, Sten Ebbesen, Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson, Jaakko Hintikka, Vesa Hirvonen, Toivo J. Holopainen, Heikki Kirjavainen, Taneli Kukkonen, Henrik Lagerlund, Ilkka Niiniluoto, C.G. Normore, Martha C. Nussbaum, Marco M. Olivetti, Risto Saarinen, Juha Sihvola, Miira Tuominen, Reijo Työrinoja, and Mikko Yrjönsuuri. Publications by Simo Knuuttila : • "Duns Scotus and the Foundations of Logical Modalities", in: Ludger Honnefelder, Rega Wood and Mechthild Dreyer (editions.) , John Duns Scotus: Metaphysics and Ethics , ISBN : 978 90 04 10357 3 • "Necessities in Buridan's Natural Philosophy", in: J.M.M.H. Thijssen and Jack Zupko (editions.) , Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy of John Buridan , ISBN : 978 90 04 11514 9..