Copleston, in the second volume of A History of Philosophy, deals with the reconciliation of philosophy and theology of the early Christian period to the thirteenth century.
Frederick Copleston was Professor of the History of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Theology at London University. This eleven-volume work is one of the most remarkable single-handed scholarly enterprises of modern times. Volume 2 covers Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas, Augustine of Hippo, Averroes, Avicenna, Boethius, Bonaventure, Maimonides and Duns Scotus.
The book covers the Patristic period, including the work of Augustine, and then considers the Carolingian renaissance, Islamic and Jewish philosophy, before finally going into extensive detail on the thought of Aquinas and Scotus.
Brimming with detail and enthusiasm, A History of Philosophy gives an accessible account of philosophers from all eras and explains their works in relation to other philosophers. Each volume is an ideal guide for students studying specific eras and as a set offers a complete and unrivalled overview of the entire western philosophical tradition.
By:
Frederick Copleston
Imprint: Continuum
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 33mm
Weight: 776g
ISBN: 9780826468963
ISBN 10: 0826468969
Pages: 624
Publication Date: 06 January 2003
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
I Introduction PART I: PRE-MEDIEVAL INFLUENCES II The Patristic Period III St. Augustine I IV St. Augustine II: Knowledge V St. Augustine III: God VI St Augustine IV: The World VII St Augustine V: Moral Theory VIII St Augustine VI: The State IX The Psuedo-Dionysus X Boethius, Cassiodorus and Isidore PART II: THE CAROLINGIAN RENAISSANCE XI The Carolingian Renaissance XII John Scotus Eriugena I XIII John Scotus Eriugena II PART III: THE TENTH, ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH CENTURY XIV The Problem of Universals XV St. Anselm of Canterbury XVI The School of Chartres XVII The School of St. Victor XVIII Dualists and Pantheists PART IV: ISLAMIC AND JEWISH PHILOSOPHY: TRANSLATIONS XIX Islamic Philosophy XX Jewish Philosophy XXI The Translations PART V: THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY XXII Introduction XXIII William of Auvergne XXIV Robert Grosseteste and Alexander of Hales XXV St. Bonaventure I XXVI St. Bonaventure II: God's Existence XXVII St. Bonaventure III: Relation of Creatures to God XXVIII St. Bonaventure IV: The Material Creation XXIX St. Bonaventure V: The Human Soul XXX St. Albert the Great XXXI St. Thomas Aquinas I XXXII St. Thomas Aquinas II: Philosophy and Theology XXXIII St. Thomas Aquinas III: Principles of Created Being XXXIV St. Thomas Aquinas IV: Proof of God's Existence XXXV: St. Thomas Aquinas V: God's Nature XXXVI: St. Thomas Aquinas VI: Creation XXXVII: St. Thomas Aquinas VII: Psychology XXXVIII: St. Thomas Aquinas VIII: Knowledge XXXIX: St. Thomas Aquinas IX: Moral Theory XL. St. Thomas Aquinas X: Political Theory XLI. I Introduction PART I: PRE-MEDIEVAL INFLUENCES II The Patristic Period III St. Augustine I IV St. Augustine II: Knowledge V St. Augustine III: God VI St Augustine IV: The World VII St Augustine V: Moral Theory VIII St Augustine VI: The State IX The Psuedo-Dionysus X Boethius, Cassiodorus and Isidore PART II: THE CAROLINGIAN RENAISSANCE XI The Carolingian Renaissance XII John Scotus Eriugena I XIII John Scotus Eriugena II PART III: THE TENTH, ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH CENTURY XIV The Problem of Universals XV St. Anselm of Canterbury XVI The School of Chartres XVII The School of St. Victor XVIII Dualists and Pantheists PART IV: ISLAMIC AND JEWISH PHILOSOPHY: TRANSLATIONS XIX Islamic Philosophy XX Jewish Philosophy XXI The Translations PART V: THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY XXII Introduction XXIII William of Auvergne XXIV Robert Grosseteste and Alexander of Hales XXV St. Bonaventure I XXVI St. Bonaventure II: God's Existence XXVII St. Bonaventure III: Relation of Creatures to God XXVIII St. Bonaventure IV: The Material Creation XXIX St. Bonaventure V: The Human Soul XXX St. Albert the Great XXXI St. Thomas Aquinas I XXXII St. Thomas Aquinas II: Philosophy and Theology XXXIII St. Thomas Aquinas III: Principles of Created Being XXXIV St. Thomas Aquinas IV: Proof of God's Existence XXXV St. Thomas Aquinas V: God's Nature XXXVI St. Thomas Aquinas VI: Creation XXXVII St. Thomas Aquinas VII: Psychology XXXVIII St. Thomas Aquinas VIII: Knowledge XXXIX St. Thomas Aquinas IX: Moral Theory XL St. Thomas Aquinas X: Political Theory XLI St. Thomas and Aristotle: Controversies XLII Latin Averroism; Siger of Brabrant XLIII Franciscan Thinkers XLIV Giles of Rome and Henry the Great XLV Scotus I XLVI Scotus II: Knowledge XLVII Scotus III: Metaphysics XLVIII Scotus IV: Natural Theolgoy XLIX Scotus V: The Soul L Scotus VI: Ethics LI Concluding Review Appendices I Honorific Titles applied in the Middle Ages to Philosophers treated in this volume II A Short Bibliography Index of names Index of subjects
Reviews for History of Philosophy Volume 2: Medieval Philosophy
A monumental history . . . learned, lucid, patient and comprehensive. * New Statesman * We can only applaud at the end of each act and look forward to applauding again at the final curtain. * Times Literary Supplement *
