A Companion to Angels in Medieval Philosophy


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CODICE: EAN 9789004183469
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COLLANA/SERIE : Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition, 35
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A Companion to Angels in Medieval Philosophy

PREZZO : EUR 212,00€

CODICE :
EAN 9789004183469

AUTORE/CURATORE/ARTISTA :
Edited by: Contributors: , , , , , , , ,

EDITORE/PRODUTTORE:


COLLANA/SERIE:
Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition, 35

ANNO:
2012

DISPONIBILITA':
Disponibile

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Hardback

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Publisher's description:
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.

Table of contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I. Aquinas on the Demonstrability of Angels
Gregory T. Doolan
II. Metaphysical Composition of Angels in Bonaventure, Aquinas, and Godfrey of Fontaines
John F. Wippel
III. The Individuation of Angels from Bonaventure to Duns Scotus
Giorgio Pini
IV. Angelic Time and Motion: Bonaventure to Duns Scotus
Richard Cross
V. Angelic Knowledge in Aquinas and Bonaventure
Harm Goris
VI. Duns Scotus on Angelic Knowledge
Timothy B. Noone
VII. Angelic Language and Communication
Bernd Roling
VIII. Augustine and Anselm on Angelic Sin
Peter King
IX. Theories of Angelic Sin from Aquinas to Ockham
Tobias Hoffmann
Bibliography
Index of Manuscripts
Index of Names


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