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Description: Medieval Philosophy by Bruce Foltz Medieval Philosophy: A Multicultural Reader comprises a comparative, multicultural reading of the four main traditions of the medieval period with extensive sections on Greek-Byzantine, Latin, Jewish, and Islamic traditions. The book also includes an initial Predecessors section, presenting readings (with introductions) from figures of antiquity upon whom all four traditions have drawn.Representative readings from each of the four great traditions are presented chronologically in four different tracks, along with engaging and accessible introductions to the traditions themselves, as well as each individual thinker—all selected and presented by noted scholars within each respective tradition.This groundbreaking collection:-Offers readings from early thinkers that contextualize the medieval traditions.-Presents, for the first time, extensive readings from the Byzantine Christian tradition that has wielded an important cultural influence from Russia and the Balkans to the Middle East and Northern Africa.-Chooses and interprets texts that are integrally important within each of these four traditions–living traditions that continue to shape values and beliefs today–rather than seen from an external point of view, such as that of a later school of philosophy.-Juxtaposes extensive readings from poetic and mystical elements within these traditions alongside the usual, often more analytical readings.-Features a timeline of the entire period, a map indicating the locations associated with philosophers included in this volume, an annotated guide to further reading on each of these traditions, and an index of names and of subjects that appear in the volume.Given its relevance for approaching the medieval world on its own terms, as well as for understanding the foundations of our own world, the volume is intended not only as an academic textbook and reference work, but as a readable and informative guide for the general reader who wishes to understand these great philosophical and religious traditions that continue to influence our world today—or perhaps to simply glean the wisdom from these enduring texts.This is a culturally inclusive title, which seeks to provide the reader with a rich, varied and comprehensive insight into the entirety of the medieval philosophical world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Bruce Foltz is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Eckerd College, USA. Table of Contents Foreward (Bernard McGinn, Naomi Shenstone Donnelley Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology and of the History of Christianity, University of Chicago, USA)List of ContributorsIntroduction (Bruce Foltz, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Eckerd College, USA)Part 1: Ancient Philosophy as a Spiritual Tradition: Predecessors of Medieval Philosophy (Editor: Eric Perl, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University,USA)1. Plato: Selections from, Phaedrus, Timaeus, Symposium, Republic2. Aristotle: Selections from Nicomachean Ethics, On the Soul, Metaphysics3. Cicero: Selections from On the Nature of the Gods4. Epictetus: Selections from Handbook5. Plotinus: Selections from Enneads6. Proclus: Selections from Elements of Theology and Commentary on Platos "Parmenides"Part 2. The Greek Tradition (Editor: David Bradshaw, Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky, USA)1. Justin Martyr: Selections from First Apology and Second Apology2. Ireneaus, Selections from Against Heresies3. Clement of Alexandria: Selections from Stromata4. Origen: Selections from On First Principles5. Athanasius: Selections from On the Incarnation and Against the Arians6. Basil of Caesarea: Selections from The Long Rules, Hexaemeron, Epistle 234, On the Holy Spirit, That God Is Not the Cause of Evil7. Gregory Nazianzen, Selections from Orations8. Gregory of Nyssa: Selections from On Virginity, Life of Moses9. Evagrius of Pontus, Selections from Praktikos, On Thoughts, On Prayer10. John Chrysostom, Selections from Homilies 6, 3, 4, 45, 16, 811. Dionysius the Areopagite: Selections from Divine Names; Mystical Theology; Celestial Hierarchy12. Philoponus: Selections from Against Proclus on the Eternity of the World13. Maximus the Confessor: Selections from Centuries on Charity; Chapters on Theology and Economy; Mystagogy; Ambigua14. John of Damascus: Selections from On the Orthodox Faith and Defense of the Holy Icons15. Symeon the New Theologian: Selections from Catechetical Discourses and Hymns16. Gregory Palamas: Selections from TriadsPart 3. The Latin Christian Tradition (Editor: Peter Casarella, Associate Professor of Theology, Notre Dame University, USA)1. Augustine: Selections from Confessions and De Civitate Dei2. Boethius: Selections from The Consolation of Philosophy3. John Scottus Eriugena: Selections from On the Division of Nature (Periphyseon)4. Anselm: Selections from Proslogion5. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio: Selections from Itinerarium mentis in Deum6. Thomas Aquinas: Selections from On Being and Essence and Summa Theologiae7. Marguerite Porete: Selections from The Mirror of Simple Souls8. Meister Eckhart: Selections from German Sermons and Parisian Questions9. John Duns Scotus: Selections from Ordinatio10. William of Ockham: Selections from Summa Logicae11. Nicholas of Cusa: Selections from On Learned IgnorancePart 4: The Jewish Tradition (Editor: Sarah Pessin, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Denver, USA)1. Overview2. Introduction to Rabbinic, Midrashic, and Early Mystical Writings3. Selections from Babylonian Talmud4. Selections from Sifre Numbers5. Selections from Midrash Rabbah6. Selections from Sefer Ye?irah (The Book of Creation)7. Selections from Zohar8. Philo: Selections from On the Creation and Allegorical Interpretations9. Isaac Israeli: Selections from Book of Substances, Book of Spirit and Soul, Mantua Text10. Saadya: Selections from The Book of Doctrines and Beliefs11. Ibn Gabirol, Selections from Ahavtikha, Genesis Commentary, Fons Vitae, The Improvement of the Moral Qualities12. Judah Halevi: Selections of Poetry and Selections from Kuzari13. Bahya Ibn Pequda, Selections from Duties of the Heart14. Moses Maimonides, Selections from Guide of the Perplexed and Commentary on the Mishnah15. Gersonides, Selections from Wars of the LordPart 5: The Islamic Tradition (Editor: Mohammad Azadpur, Professor of Philosophy, San Francisco State University, USA)1. Selections from Theology of Aristotle2. Razi: Selections from The Book of Philosophical Life and The Proofs of Prophecy3. Alfarabi: Selections from Attainment of Happiness and On the Intellect4. Avicenna, Selections from De Anima of the Book of Salvation and The Metaphysics of the Healing5. Ghazzali: Selections from Deliverance from Evil6. Ibn Tufayl: Selections from ?ayy Ibn Yaq?an, a Philosophical Tale7. Averroes: Selections from Decisive Treatise Determining What the Connection is between Religion and Philosophy8. Suhrawardi: Selections from The Philosophy of Illumination9. Ibn Arabi: Selections from Meccan Revelations10. Mulla Sadra: Selections from The Wisdom of the Throne TimelineMapsSuggestions for Further ReadingSourcesIndex Review That the title of this book clearly signals the multiculturalism and pluralism of medieval thought is to its credit. The book is organized in five sections: an opening section looks at Greco-Roman sources, and each of the remaining four sections treats a major linguistic or cultural grouping in medieval thought: Byzantine, Jewish, Latin, and Muslim. Each section offers translated selections of relevant major works of the tradition. This being the case, the volume could serve as a resource in survey courses … Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates. * CHOICE *Its great to have alongside each other a large selection of the crucial texts of Western medieval philosophy, in its Christian (Greek and Latin), Jewish and Islamic branches. I know of no other anthology which would enable students to see the similarities and differences between the different ways in which ancient Greek philosophy developed in the Middle Ages, and the interactions between them. -- Richard Swinburne, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, UKThis large and comprehensive volume of primary source material provides the reader not only with key medieval philosophical texts from the Latin Christian, Byzantine, Islamic, and Jewish traditions, but also with a judicious selection of foundational texts from the ancient Greek philosophical period, both pagan and patristic. There is no other source book that matches this one in breadth and depth. -- Daniel Frank, Professor of Philosophy, Purdue University, USAThis brave new anthology opens up new ways of studying and understanding medieval philosophy, both by fully including the Arabic, Jewish and Greek, as well as the Latin traditions, and through its admirably broad conception of what texts count as philosophical. * John Marenbon, Professor of Medieval Philosophy, University of Cambridge, UK; Fellow of the British Academy * Promotional A comprehensive, multicultural and multidisciplinary collection of sources on medieval philosophy with readable and engaging introductions. Long Description Medieval Philosophy: A Multicultural Reader comprises a comparative, multicultural reading of the four main traditions of the medieval period including extensive sections on Jewish, Islamic, Latin and Greco-Roman traditions. The book also includes an initial predecessors section which explains to students how to bridge the intellectual gap between Aristotle to Augustine - a span of nearly eight hundred years. It presents excerpts from Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus and Proclus from whom all four traditions have drawn. These contextualising readings provide a firm basis from which to explore medieval thought...Representative readings from each of the four great traditions are presented chronologically in four different tracks, along with engaging and accessible introductions to:..*the traditions themselves.* the periods within each tradition.* individual thinkers..An appendix providing lists of readings under several problem headings, to assist those who prefer to read and teach medieval philosophy topically rather than chronologically. ..This is a cultural inclusive title which seeks to provide students with a rich, varied and comprehensive insight into the entirety of the medieval philosophical tradition. Review Quote This large and comprehensive volume of primary source material provides the reader not only with key medieval philosophical texts from the Latin Christian, Byzantine, Islamic, and Jewish traditions, but also with a judicious selection of foundational texts from the ancient Greek philosophical period, both pagan and patristic. There is no other source book that matches this one in breadth and depth. Promotional "Headline" A comprehensive, multicultural and multidisciplinary collection of sources on medieval philosophy with readable and engaging introductions. Feature The first multicultural sourcebook covering the entirety of the Medieval period. It includes extensive sections on Jewish and Islamic traditions as well as the Latin and Greco-Christian traditions Details ISBN1472580397 Short Title MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY Language English ISBN-10 1472580397 ISBN-13 9781472580399 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Subtitle A Multicultural Reader Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Bruce Foltz Affiliation Eckerd College, USA UK Release Date 2019-02-21 Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-02-21 NZ Release Date 2019-02-21 Author Bruce Foltz Birth 1907 Death 1990 Position Lecturer Qualifications PH D Pages 736 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC DEWEY 189 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2019-04-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161571101;

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