Angels in Medieval Philosophical Inquiry - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Angels in Medieval Philosophical Inquiry write by Martin Lenz. This book was released on 2016-04-15. Angels in Medieval Philosophical Inquiry available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The nature and properties of angels occupied a prominent place in medieval philosophical inquiry. Creatures of two worlds, angels provided ideal ground for exploring the nature of God and his creation, being perceived as 'models' according to which a whole range of questions were defined, from cosmological order, movement and place, to individuation, cognition, volition, and modes of language. This collection of essays is a significant scholarly contribution to angelology, centred on the function and significance of angels in medieval speculation and its history. The unifying theme is that of the role of angels in philosophical inquiry, where each contribution represents a case study in which the angelic model is seen to motivate developments in specific areas and periods of medieval philosophical thought.
Angels in Medieval Philosophical Inquiry
Angels in Medieval Philosophical Inquiry - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Angels in Medieval Philosophical Inquiry write by Martin Lenz. This book was released on 2008. Angels in Medieval Philosophical Inquiry available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A Companion to Angels in Medieval Philosophy
A Companion to Angels in Medieval Philosophy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Companion to Angels in Medieval Philosophy write by Tobias Hoffmann. This book was released on 2012-08-03. A Companion to Angels in Medieval Philosophy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Humanist prejudice famously made medieval angelology the paradigm of ludicrous speculation with its caricature of “How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” The truth is quite the opposite: many of medieval philosophy’s most original and ingenious contributions actually came to light in discussions of angelology. In fact, angelology provided an ideal context for discussing issues such as the structure of the universe, the metaphysical texture of creatures (e.g. esse-essentia composition and the principle of individuation), and theories of time, knowledge, freedom, and linguistics—issues which, for the most part, are still highly relevant for contemporary philosophy. Because this specifically philosophical interest in angels developed mainly during the course of the thirteenth and early fourteenth century, this volume centers on the period from Bonaventure to Ockham. It also, however, discusses some original positions by earlier thinkers such as Augustine and Anselm of Canterbury. Its nine thorough studies bring to light some neglected but highly fascinating aspects of medieval philosophy, thus filling an important gap in the literature. Contributors include: Richard Cross, Gregory T. Doolan, H.J.M.J. Goris, Tobias Hoffmann, Peter King, Timothy B. Noone, Giorgio Pini, Bernd Roling, and John F. Wippel.
Angels & Angelology in the Middle Ages
Angels & Angelology in the Middle Ages - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Angels & Angelology in the Middle Ages write by David Keck. This book was released on 1998. Angels & Angelology in the Middle Ages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Angels have made a remarkable comeback in the popular imagination; their real heyday, however, was the Middle Ages. This text offers a study of angels and angelology in the Middle Ages, seeking to discover how and why angels became so important in medieval society.
Free Will and the Rebel Angels in Medieval Philosophy
Free Will and the Rebel Angels in Medieval Philosophy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Free Will and the Rebel Angels in Medieval Philosophy write by Tobias Hoffmann. This book was released on 2020-12-03. Free Will and the Rebel Angels in Medieval Philosophy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this book Tobias Hoffmann studies the medieval free will debate during its liveliest period, from the 1220s to the 1320s, and clarifies its background in Aristotle, Augustine, and earlier medieval thinkers. Among the wide range of authors he examines are not only well-known thinkers such as Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham, but also a number of authors who were just as important in their time and deserve to be rediscovered today. To shed further light on their theories of free will, Hoffmann also explores their competing philosophical explanations of the fall of the angels, that is, the hypothesis of an evil choice made by rational beings under optimal psychological conditions. As he shows, this test case imposed limits on tracing free choices to cognition. His book provides a comprehensive account of a debate that was central to medieval philosophy and continues to occupy philosophers today.
