Why medieval philosophy matters
"Tackling the question of why medieval philosophy matters in the current age, Stephen Boulter issues a passionate and robust defence of this school in the history of ideas. He examines both familiar territory and neglected texts and thinkers whilst also asking the question of why, exactly, this matters or should matter to how we think now. Why Medieval Philosophy is also provides a introduction to medieval philosophy more generally exploring how this area of philosophy has been received, debate…
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- Full title :Why medieval philosophy matters / Stephen Boulter.
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"Tackling the question of why medieval philosophy matters in the current age, Stephen Boulter issues a passionate and robust defence of this school in the history of ideas. He examines both familiar territory and neglected texts and thinkers whilst also asking the question of why, exactly, this matters or should matter to how we think now. Why Medieval Philosophy is also provides a introduction to medieval philosophy more generally exploring how this area of philosophy has been received, debated and, sometimes, dismissed in the history of philosophy."-- Back cover.
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- Publication Date:2019
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2019
The Physical Object
- Description:x, 200 pages : 22 cm.
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- ISBN:9781350094161, 1350094161, 9781350094154, 1350094153
- oclc:on1129845934
- LC Classification:B721
- Dewey Decimal:189
Table of Contents
Scholasticism and common sense -- Scholasticism and the sciences -- The meta-philosophy of scholasticism -- Scholasticism on the various kinds of distinction -- The scholastics and arguments for the existence of God -- Scholasticism and Western `disenchantment'.
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