Philosophy and Theology in the Middle Ages

ISBN-13: 9780415089098 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 152 str.

G. R. Evans

Opis

In the ancient world being a philosopher was a practical alternative to being a Christian. Philosophical systems offered intellectual, practical and moral codes for living. By the Middle Ages however philosophy was largely, though inconsistently, incorporated into Christian belef. From the end of the Roman Empire to the Reformation and Renaissance of the sixteenth century Christian theologians had a virtual monopoly on higher education. The complex interaction between theology and philosophy, which was the result of the efforts of Christian leaders and thinkers to assimilate the most sophisticated ideas of science and secular learning into their own system of thought, is the subject of this book. Augustine, as the most widely read author in the Middle Ages, is the starting point. Dr Evans then discusses the classical sources in general which the medieval scholar would have had access to when he wanted to study philosophy and its theological implications. Part One ends with an analysis of the problems of logic, language and rhetoric. In Part Two the sequence of topics - God, cosmos, man - follows the outline of the summa, or systematic encyclopedia of theology.

Recenzje

'It is a fluent essay, written in one sweep, packed with discrete learning ... ' - Alexander Murray, Times Literary Supplement

'An excellent and authoritative introduction for anyone ... who would like to know more about the thought of the middle ages.' - - Carol Harrison, Church Times

Spis treści

Part I Philosophy and Theology; Chapter 2 Philosophical Sources; Chapter 3 Knowing and Language; Part II God; Chapter 5 The Cosmos; Chapter 6 Man; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

O autorze

G. R. Evans is University Lecturer in History at the University of Cambridge. Her publications include Anselm (1989), The Thought of Gregory the Great (1986), Augustine on Evil (1983) and Alan of Lille (1983).