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Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Edited by Margaret Cameron (University of Melbourne)
Assistant editors: Andrew Park, Donald Collins
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| Summary | This category covers the diverse period between the 5th and 16th centuries, which is typically divided into medieval (roughly 5th-14th century) and renaissance (15th-16th century). No brief summary could do justice to the breadth and complexity of these more than 1000 years of philosophy. The medieval period includes Western European, Arabic/Islamic, and Jewish philosophers who were primarily focused on Aristotle's philosophy, although much of the period is influenced by (neo-)Platonic and Augustinian views. The renaissance period includes both the continuation of scholasticism as well as new, humanist trends, which were marked by a return to ancient Greek and Roman literature, as well as a broadening of philosophical interest to include politics, literature, and rhetoric. |
| Key works | A few, highly regarded recently written multi-author surveys and studies of Medieval philosophy in English: Pasnau & van Dyke 2010, Marenbon 2011, McGrade 2003. Guides to Arabic medieval philosophy: Adamson & Taylor 2004, Leaman & Nasr 2015. Guides to Jewish medieval philosophy: Frank & Leaman 2003. For information on primary source texts, editions and translations, see the bibliographies in these surveys. For Renaissance philosophy: Hankins 2007, Schmitt et al 1988. |
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Pre-1000 Medieval Philosophy (5,599 | 1,353)
Al-Farabi (106)
Al-Kindi (25)
Boethius (491)
Byzantine Philosophy* (106)
John of Damascus (1)
Pseudo-Dionysius (11)
11th/12th Century Philosophy (3,399 | 171)
Peter Abelard (247)
Anselm (587)
Averroes (464)
Avicenna (607)
Ibn al-Arabi (5)
Ibn Tufayl (7)
Maimonides (622)
13th/14th Century Philosophy (10,999 | 2,185)
Thomas Aquinas (5,401 | 4,881)Jason Eberl
Aquinas: Metaphysics (100 | 34)
Aquinas: Natural Science (19 | 8)
Aquinas: Epistemology (19 | 8)
Aquinas: Philosophy of Mind (52 | 5)
Aquinas: Philosophy of Religion (101 | 21)
Aquinas: Works (21 | 2)
Aquinas: Miscellaneous (23 | 9)
Thomism (111 | 53)
Roger Bacon (126)
Bonaventure (160)
Jean Buridan (360)
Henry of Ghent (67)
Ibn Khaldun (3)
Albertus Magnus (9)
William of Ockham (742)
John Duns Scotus (842)
Peter of Spain (2)
15th/16th Century Philosophy (5,057 | 1,558)
Teresa of Avila (1)
Giordano Bruno (107)
Nicholas of Cusa (10)
Desiderius Erasmus (291)
Marcilio Ficino (99)
Niccolo Machiavelli (797)
Thomas More (2)
Renaissance Humanism (176)
Medieval Philosophy: Topics (5,059 | 377)
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy, Miscellaneous (1,134 | 469)
Byzantine Philosophy (106)
Medieval Arabic and Islamic Philosophy* (336 | 336)
Medieval Studies* (971)
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- Conclusiones secundum Pythagoram et Hymnos Orphei: Early modern reception of ancient Greek wisdom.Georgios Steiris - 2014 - In K. Maricki – Gadjanski, Antiquity and Modern World, Scientists, Researchers and Interpreters, Proceedings of the Serbian Society for Ancient Studies. Serbian Society for Ancient Studies. pp. 372-382.
- Envy and Self-worth.Timothy Perrine - 2011 - American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 85 (3):433-446.
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- Natural theology in the middle ages.Alexander W. Hall - 2013 - In J. H. Brooke, F. Watts & R. R. Manning, The Oxford Handbook of Natural Theology. Oxford Up. pp. 350--57.
- The Notion of Intellect in Duns Scotus’ De Spiritualitate et Immortalitate Animae Humanae: An Aristotelian Approach.Athanasia Theodoropoulou - 2015 - In Burçin Ercan, Interactions in the History of Philosophy II. Delta Publishing House. pp. 39-46.
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