The Routledge Companion to Medieval Philosophy (Routledge Philosophy Companions)

Like any other group of philosophers, scholastic thinkers from the Middle Ages disagreed about even the most fundamental of concepts. With their characteristic style of rigorous semantic and logical analysis, they produced a wide variety of diverse theories about a huge number of topics. __The Routledge Companion to Medieval Philosophy__ offers readers an outstanding survey of many of these diverse theories, on a wide array of subjects. Its 35 chapters, all written exclusively for this __Companion__ by leading international scholars, are organized into seven parts: I Language and Logi II Metaphysic III Cosmology and Physics IV Psychology V Cognition VI Ethics and Moral Philosophy VII Political Philosophy In addition to shedding new light on the most well-known philosophical debates and problems of the medieval era, the __Companion__ brings to the fore topics that may not traditionally be associated with scholastic philosophy, but were in fact a veritable part of the tradition. These include chapters covering scholastic theories about propositions, atomism, consciousness, and democracy and representation. __The Routledge Companion to Medieval Philosophy__ is a helpful, comprehensive introduction to the field for undergraduate students and other newcomers as well as a unique and valuable resource for researchers in all areas of philosophy. "Like any other group of philosophers, scholastic thinkers from the Middle Ages disagreed about even the most fundamental of concepts. With their characteristic style of rigorous semantic and logical analysis, they produced a wide variety of diverse theories about a huge number of topics. The Routledge Companion to Medieval Philosophy offers readers an outstanding survey of many of these diverse theories, on a wide array of subjects. Its thirty-six chapters, all written exclusively for this Companion by leading international scholars, are organized into seven parts: I. Language and Logic II. Metaphysics III. Cosmology and Physics IV. Psychology V. Cognition VI. Ethics and Moral Philosophy VII. Political Philosophy In addition to shedding new light on the most well known philosophical debates and problems of the medieval era, the Companion brings to the fore topics that may not traditionally be associated with scholastic philosophy, but were in fact a veritable part of the tradition. These include chapters covering scholastic theories about propositions, atomism, consciousness, and democracy and representation. The Routledge Companion to Medieval Philosophy is a helpful, comprehensive introduction to the field for undergraduate students and other newcomers as well as a unique and valuable resource for researchers in all areas of philosophy"-- Provided by publisher This book offers readers an outstanding survey of many of these diverse theories, on a wide array of subjects. Cover 1 Half Title 4 Series Page 5 Title Page 6 Copyright Page 7 Table of Contents 8 List of Contributors 12 List of Abbreviations 17 Acknowledgments 18 Introduction 20 Part I: Language and Logic 22 1 Propositions 24 2 Qualification 38 3 Kinds of Argument 50 4 Modal Logic 62 5 Logic Games 76 Part II: Metaphysics 96 6 Matter 98 7 Form 105 8 Relations 115 9 Powers 126 10 Identity and Sameness 145 11 Kinds, Essences, and Natures 158 12 Individuation 167 Part III: Cosmology and Physics 178 13 Causality 180 14 Space and Place 194 15 Atomism 203 16 Qualitative Change 213 17 Proofs for God’s Existence 221 Part IV: Psychology 232 18 Soul, Mind, and Body 234 19 Intellect 244 20 Will 250 21 Emotions 261 22 Consciousness 268 Part V: Cognition 282 23 Internal Senses 284 24 Cognitive Acts 299 25 Abstraction 310 26 Intentionality 318 27 Mental Language 325 Part VI: Ethics and Moral Psychology 334 28 Freedom 336 29 Reasons and Actions 355 30 Divine Command Theory 364 31 Conscience 373 32 Atonement 382 Part VII: Political Philosophy 394 33 Law and Government 396 34 Spheres of Power 413 35 Democracy and Representation 422 Index 432 Metaphysics;,Psychology;,Cognition;,Political,Philosophy;,Cosmology Metaphysics,Psychology,Cognition,Political Philosophy,Cosmology Like any other group of philosophers, scholastic thinkers from the Middle Ages disagreed about even the most fundamental of concepts. With their characteristic style of rigorous semantic and logical analysis, they produced a wide variety of diverse theories about a huge number of topics. "The Routledge companion to medieval philosophy" offers readers an outstanding survey of many of these diverse theories, on a wide array of subjects. Its 35 chapters, all written exclusively for this Companion by leading international scholars, are organized into seven parts : I. Language and Logic ; II. Metaphysics ; III. Cosmology and Physics ; IV. Psychology ; V. Cognition ; VI. Ethics and Moral Philosophy ; VII. Political Philosophy. In addition to shedding new light on the most well-known philosophical debates and problems of the medieval era, the Companion brings to the fore topics that may not traditionally be associated with scholastic philosophy, but were in fact a veritable part of the tradition. These include chapters covering scholastic theories about propositions, atomism, consciousness, and democracy and representation. The Routledge companion to medieval philosophy is a helpful, comprehensive introduction to the field for undergraduate students and other newcomers as well as a unique and valuable resource for researchers in all areas of philosophy The companion contains 35 original chapters from leading scholars. The book is divided into seven parts: I. Language and Logic; II. Metaphysic; III. Cosmology and Physics; IV. Psychology; V. Cognition; VI. Ethics and Moral Philosophy; VII. Political Philosophy. Both comprehensive and accessible, it is useful for undergraduates up.