Scholasticism: Personalities and Problems of Medieval Philosophy

194 Pages·2001·2.36 MB·English

by  Josef Pieper, Richard Winston, Clara Winston

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CONTENTS
Prefa.c. e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I . I. . . . . . . . . . . •
I
The" middlaeg"ea sa teromf o pprobriTuhmeb. o und­
aryb etweemne dievaanld c lasstiicmaelst :h es ymbolic
year5 29.C hristpihainl osopThhyey. o uthfpuelo ples
"leartnr"a ditiinio tnos w nl anguaTghee.d ifficulotfy
determintihne"g e ndo"f t heM iddlAeg es. . . . .I 5. . . . .
II
Boethimuesd:i ationrt hen o-man's-bleatnwde eenr as.
Hisf aultless iincn hsotoisnictnthg es ubjeocftt sr ansla­
tionP:l ataon dA ristoTthlee . nCsooliaotno fP hisloo­
phyT.h e" firsstc holastthiecc o"n:j uncotfif oani tahn d
reasoCna.s siodaonrudst hen ew" sancrty"u:at hem on-
asteTrhye.r escuoef t hes eed-co..r n.. . . . .2 5. . . . . . . . . .
III
The" Eastecronr"r ecttoir vaet ionalDiisomn:y situhse
AreopagiTthee. r iddloef thep seudonyamn d its
consequenJcoehsa.n nEersi ugenNae.g atitvhee ology.
Thomaasn dD ionysiAureso pagi. .ta .. . . . 4.4 . . . . . . . . .
IV
The lifoef Anselmo f CanterbuTrhye. b elievienr
searhc ofu nderstanodfhi infsga itchr:e duoti ntealml.i g
Thed ubiousnoef"s nse cessraerays onTsh.e"" Anselmic
argumenfto"rt hee xisteonfcG eo d (DescarKtaenst,,
HegelK,a rlB arth)T.h e Yea andN ay of Thomas
AquinaTsh.e P latonAinsste lm... . . . . . 5.5 . . . . . . . . . . .
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"Medievmaaln "?T hreger eatcloyn trags ctoinntempo­
rariePse:t eArb elarBde,r narodf C lairvauJxo,h no f
SalisbuArbeyl.a rdH'si storciaal amtiutma." Ina llo f
philosolpohgyi c amtotsrta cmtee.d"N ew aspeocftt he
conjunctoifof na itahn dr easoTnh.e h eroitca sokf
BernaorfdC lairvauHxi.s" philosopihnitcealr"et shte:
salvatoifo mna n.T hem ystic: s"oTuhlse e eks the
Word."J ohno f SalisbuArnyg:l o-Saexmopni ricism
againlsotg icfaolr maliasnmdm etaphyssipceaclu lati7o7n .
VI
Hugho fS aint-Vitchtefio rrs:St u mmao ft heM iddle
AgesB.o okosf s entenPceetse.Lr o mbartdh:e m edieval
textbooofk p hilosoapnhdyt heoloagny ",A ugustine
breviaTrhye.c "o mmentaornit ehseS enten.c es.. . .9 4. . . .
VII
Thes hatteorfit nhgeP latonicus-tAiungiwaonr lvdi ew:
translaotfiA orni stoitnlteLo a tiTnh.e d etoubry w ay
oft heA rabTsh.e g reacto mmentaotnoA rrsi stoTthlee .
irresisatdivbalneoc feA ristottehleioarni perso:h ibition
andp romotisoindb ey s ide... . . . . . . .x o.o . . . . . . . . . . . .
VIII
Thefi rs"tA ristoteAllibaenr"tM:ua sg nusT.h ee mpiri­
cisDte: vegetabialnidDb eu asn imaliTbhttSe.p rimacy
ofc oncrkentoew ledNgeew. o bstatcolt eh ec onjunction
offi deasn dr aito.. . . . . . . . . . .1 09. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IX
Thes yntheosfit sh er ealiotfic erse atainodno ff aith:
ThomaAsq uinaTsh.eb riemfo menotf i ntelleccotnu­al
cord".M edievAaulg ustiniaannids" mh"e terodox Aris-
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