Philosophy of Mind in the Early and High Middle Ages : The History of the Philosophy of Mind, Volume 2

Philosophy of Mind in the Early and High Middle Ages provides an outstanding overview to a tumultuous 900-year period of discovery, innovation, and intellectual controversy that began with the Roman senator Boethius (c480-524) and concluded with the Franciscan theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus (c1266-1308). Relatively neglected in philosophy of mind, this volume highlights the importance of philosophers such as Abelard, Duns Scotus, and the Persian philosopher and polymath Avicenna to the history of philosophy of mind. Following an introduction by Margaret Cameron, twelve specially commissioned chapters by an international team of contributors discuss key topics, thinkers and debates, including: mental perception; Avicenna and the intellectual abstraction of intelligibles; Duns Scotus; soul, will, and choice in Islamic and Jewish contexts; perceptual experience; the systematization of the passions; the complexity of the soul and the problem of unity; the phenomenology of immortality; morality; and the self. Essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of mind, medieval philosophy, and the history of philosophy, Philosophy of Mind in the Early and High Middle Ages is also a valuable resource for those in related disciplines such as Religion. Peter Abelard On Mental Perception / Margaret Cameron -- The Problem Of Intellectual Cognition Of Material Singulars Between 1250-1310 / David Piché -- Avicenna And The Issue Of Intellectual Abstraction Of Intelligibles / Richard Taylor -- Duns Scotus On Freedom As A Pure Perfection: Necessity And Contingency / Cruz González-ayesta -- Soul, Will, And Choice In Islamic And Jaaewish Contexts / Sarah Pessin -- Perceptual Experience: Assembling A Medieval Picture / Juhana Toivanen -- The Systematization Of The Passions In The Thirteenth Century / Henrik Lagerlund -- Soul And Agent Intellect In Avicenna And Aquinas / Kara Richardson -- The Complexity Of The Soul And The Problem Of Unity In The Thirteenth Century / Andrew Arlig -- The Phenomenology Of Immortality (1200-1400) / Christina Van Dyke -- Morality / Peter Eardley -- The Self / John Marenbon. Edited By Margaret Cameron. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 CONTENTS 6 Notes on contributors 8 General introduction 10 Introduction to volume 2 18 1 Peter Abelard on mental perception 35 2 The problem of intellectual cognition of material singulars between 1250 and 1310 52 3 Avicenna and the issue of the intellectual abstraction of intelligibles 73 4 Duns Scotus on freedom as a pure perfection: necessity and contingency 100 5 Soul, will, and choice in Islamic and Jewish contexts 120 6 Perceptual experience: assembling a medieval puzzle 151 7 The systematization of the passions in the thirteenth century 174 8 Soul and agent intellect: Avicenna and Aquinas 195 9 The complexity of the soul and the problem of unity in thirteenth-century philosophy 214 10 The phenomenology of immortality (1200–1400) 236 11 Morality 257 12 The self 274 Index 296 The History of the Philosophy of Mind is a major six-volume reference collection, covering the key topics, thinkers and debates within philosophy of mind, from Antiquity to the present day. Each volume is edited by a leading scholar in the field and comprises chapters written by an international team of specially commissioned contributors.