1st Edition

Central Works of Philosophy v1 Ancient and Medieval

By John Shand Copyright 2005
    278 Pages
    by Routledge

    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    This collection of essays showcases the most important and influential philosophical works of the ancient and medieval period, roughly from 600 BC to AD 1600. Each chapter takes a particular work of philosophy and discusses its proponent, its content and central arguments. These are: Plato's Republic; Aristotle' Nichomachean Ethics; Lucretius' On the Nature of the Universe; Sextus Emperiicus' Outlines of Pyrrhonism; Plotinus' The Enneads; Augustine's City of God; Anselm's Proslogion; Aquinas' Summa Theologia; Duns Scotus' Ordinatio; William of Ockham's Summa Logicae .

    Contributors Preface Introduction: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy John Shand 1. Plato: Republic Hugh H. Benson 2. Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics Paula Gottlieb 3. Lucretius: On the Nature of the Universe Harry Lesser 4. Sextus Empiricus: Outlines of Pyrrhonism R. J. Hankinson 5. Plotinus: The Enneads Stephen R. L. Clark 6. Augustine: City of God Christopher Kirwan 7. Anselm: Proslogion John Marenbon 8. Aquinas: Summa Theologiae Paul O'Grady 9. Duns Scotus: Ordinatio Richard Cross 10. Ockham: Summa Logicae Peter King Index

    Biography

    John Shand