Medieval Philosophy Essential Readings with Commentary [Paperback]

This collection of readings with extensive editorial commentary brings together key texts of the most influential philosophers of the medieval era to provide a comprehensive introduction for students of philosophy.

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• Features the writings of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Boethius, John Duns Scotus and other leading medieval thinkers
  
• Features several new translations of key thinkers of the medieval era, including John Buridan and Averroes
  
• Readings are accompanied by expert commentary from the editors, who are leading scholars in the field

Text Sources and Credits.

Acknowledgments.

General Introduction.

Part I: Logic and Epistemology.

Introduction.

Philosophy, Theology, Logic, and the Sciences.

1. Augustine on Ancient Philosophy.

2. Dialectica Monacensis (anonymous, twelfth century) on the Division of Science.

3. Thomas Aquinas on the Nature and Scope of Sacred Doctrine.

The Problem of Universals.

4. Boethius Against Real Universals.

5. John of Salisbury on the Controversy over Universals.

6. The Summa Lamberti on the Properties of Terms.

7. William Ockham on Universals.

8. John Buridan on the Predicables.

Illumination vs. Abstraction, and Scientific Knowledge.

9. Augustine on Divine Ideas and Illumination.

10. Thomas Aquinas on Illumination vs. Abstraction.

11. Thomas Aquinas on our Knowledge of the First Principles of Demonstration.

12. Henry of Ghent on Divine Illumination.