Readings in Medieval Philosophy

Book Overview

The most comprehensive collection of its kind, this unique anthology presents fifty-four readings--many of them not widely available--by the most important and influential Christian, Jewish, and Muslim philosophers of the Middle Ages. The text is organized topically, making it easily accessible to students, and the large selection of readings provides instructors with maximum flexibility in choosing course material.
Each thematic section is comprised...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195092937
• ISBN13: 9780195092936
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 864 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The Most Comprehensive Collection of Its Kind

This text is literally the most comprehensive Medieval Philosophy Text I have in my personal library. Schoedinger has put together a one of kind text which includes such Medieval philosophers as William of Auvergne, Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Levi ben Gerson, John of Paris, Matthew of Aquasparta, John of Salisbury, and so many more which are normally not included in the 'typical' collection of medieval compilations. Thus, this text not only covers the major philosophers (Augustine, Aquinas, Ockham, Scotus, Averroes, etc), but perhaps the lesser known scholars as well.What is more, the topics included are quite exhaustive. Topics such as the existence of God, ethics and the problem of evil, God's foreknowledge and freewill, theology, political philosophy, knowledge and sensation, universals, logic, philosophy of language, and physics, are all included. So, as you can see all the bases, more or less, are covered from this particular period. Moreover, if you are into the study of metaphysics, you certainly should not ignore the writers/philosophers of the medieval period. If you did, you would not be quite as well rounded in your study of metaphysics. Therefore, here is an all-in-one text which exhaustively covers this particular time period and their writings.Additional features, which add such nice dimensions to the text, include, introductions to each philosophers (historical background, setting in which they wrote, etc.), excellent footnotes and bibliography for one to branch out into other sources of study, and certain drawings and illustrations used in various places. What more can I say except that this is one of my more favorite general philosophical reference texts in my library. I highly recommend it - get it before it goes out of print!