Medieval thought /
David Luscombe.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
- 248 pages ; 20 cm.
"An OPUS book"--Ser. t.p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [222]-242) and index.
Three Authorities -- The Beginnings of Medieval Philosophy -- The Revival of the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries -- The Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: New Sources–New Problems -- The Thirteenth Century: Until 1277 -- The Thirteenth Century: After 1277 -- The Fourteenth Century -- The Fifteenth Century
The Middle Ages span a period of well over a millennium: from the emperor Constantine's Christian conversion in 312 to the early sixteenth century. During this time there was remarkable continuity of thought, but there were also many changes made in different philosophies: various breaks, revivals, and rediscoveries. David Luscombe's history of Medieval Thought steers a clear path through this long period, beginning with three great influences on medieval philosophy: Augustine, Boethius, and Pseudo-Denis, and focusing on Alcuin, the Anselm, Abelard, Aquinas, Ockham, Duns Scotus, and Eckhart amongst others from the twelfth to fifteenth century. Medieval philosophy is widely regarded as having a theological and religious orientation, but more recently attention has been given to the early study of logic, language, and the philosophy of science. This history therefore gives a fascinating insight into medieval views on aspects such as astronomy, materialism, perception, and the nature of the soul, as well as of God.