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Weakness of the Will in Medieval Thought

Author : Saarinen
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004451072
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Weakness of the Will in Medieval Thought written by Saarinen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sets out to examine the medieval understanding of Aristotle's famous discussion of “weakness of the will” (akrasia, incontinentia) in the seventh book of his Nicomachean Ethics. The medieval views are outlined primarily on the basis of the commentaries on Aristotle's Ethics by Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, Walter Burley, Gerald Odonis and John Buridan. An investigation of the earlier Augustinian discussion concerning reluctant actions (invitus facere) rounds out the study. The recent studies of weakness of the will have neglected the medieval philosophers. The present volume fills this gap in historical research and shows that especially the conceptual refinement of the fourteenth-century discussion makes contributions that are comparable to those of twentieth-century philosophers.

Weakness of the will in medieval thought

Author : Risto Saarinen
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004099944
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Weakness of the will in medieval thought written by Risto Saarinen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1994 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the medieval understanding of Aristotle's "weakness of the will" ("akrasia, incontinentia"). The medieval views are outlined on the basis of five major commentaries on Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" between 1250 and 1350.

The Weakness of the Will

Author : Justin Gosling
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134966814
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book The Weakness of the Will written by Justin Gosling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Freedom and the Human Person

Author : Richard Velkley
Publisher : CUA Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813215082
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Freedom and the Human Person written by Richard Velkley and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present collection seeks to contribute toward finding that distance by making the tradition of thought more a living reality and not an object of arid analyses. Unlike most collections the present one transcends disciplinary boundaries, as it acknowledges the interconnectedness of philosophical, theological, and political arguments on these themes.

Weakness of Will in Renaissance and Reformation Thought

Author : Risto Saarinen
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 019161940X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Weakness of Will in Renaissance and Reformation Thought written by Risto Saarinen and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weakness of will, the phenomenon of acting contrary to one's own better judgment, has remained a prominent discussion topic of philosophy. The history of this discussion in ancient, medieval, and modern times has been outlined in many studies. Weakness of Will in Renaissance and Reformation Thought is, however, the first book to cover the fascinating source materials on weakness of will between 1350 and 1650. In addition to considering the work of a broad range of Renaissance authors (including Petrarch, Donato Acciaiuoli, John Mair, and Francesco Piccolomini), Risto Saarinen explores the theologically coloured debates of the Reformation period, such as those provided by Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, John Calvin, and Lambert Daneau. He goes on to discuss the impact of these authors on prominent figures of early modernity, including Shakespeare, Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz. While most of the historical research on weakness of will has focused on the reception history of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Saarinen pays attention to the Platonic and Stoic discussions and their revival during the Renaissance and the Reformation. He also shows the ways in which Augustine's discussion of the divided will is intertwined with the Christian reception of ancient Greek ethics, and argues that the theological underpinnings of early modern authors do not rule out weakness of will, but transform the philosophical discussion and lead it towards new solutions.

Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy

Author : Henrik Lagerlund
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 140209728X
Total Pages : 1448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy written by Henrik Lagerlund and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 1448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first reference ever devoted to medieval philosophy. It covers all areas of the field from 500-1500 including philosophers, philosophies, key terms and concepts. It also provides analyses of particular theories plus cultural and social contexts.

Weakness of Will from Plato to the Present (Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy, Volume 49)

Author : Tobias Hoffmann
Publisher : CUA Press
ISBN 13 : 081321520X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Weakness of Will from Plato to the Present (Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy, Volume 49) written by Tobias Hoffmann and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In thirteen original essays, eminent scholars of the history of philosophy and of contemporary philosophy examine weakness of will, or incontinence--the phenomenon of acting contrary to one's better judgment.

Understanding Moral Weakness

Author : Daniel P. Thero
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9401203423
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Moral Weakness written by Daniel P. Thero and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-05-20 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the common human predicament that we often choose an action other than the one we perceive to be best. Philosophers know this problem as akrasia. The author develops a nuanced understanding of the nature and causes of akrasia by integrating the best insights of Socrates, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas, and several contemporary philosophers.

The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy

Author : Robert Pasnau
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139952927
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy written by Robert Pasnau and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy comprises over fifty specially commissioned essays by experts on the philosophy of this period. Starting in the late eighth century, with the renewal of learning some centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, a sequence of chapters takes the reader through developments in many and varied fields, including logic and language, natural philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, and theology. Close attention is paid to the context of medieval philosophy, with discussions of the rise of the universities and developments in the cultural and linguistic spheres. A striking feature is the continuous coverage of Islamic, Jewish, and Christian material. There are useful biographies of the philosophers, and a comprehensive bibliography. The volumes illuminate a rich and remarkable period in the history of philosophy and will be the authoritative source on medieval philosophy for the next generation of scholars and students alike.

Conscience and Other Virtues

Author : Douglas C. Langston
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271073365
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Conscience and Other Virtues written by Douglas C. Langston and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-08-26 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conscience, once a core concept for ethics, has mostly disappeared from modern moral theory. In this book Douglas Langston traces its intellectual history to account for its neglect while arguing for its still vital importance, if correctly understood. In medieval times, Langston shows in Part I, the notions of "conscientia" and "synderesis" from which our contemporary concept of conscience derives were closely connected to Greek ideas about the virtues and practical reason, although in Christianized form. As modified by Luther, Butler, and Kant, however, conscience later came to be regarded as a faculty like will and intellect, and when faculty psychology fell into disrepute, so did the role of conscience in moral philosophy. A view of mature conscience that sees it as relational, with cognitive, emotional, and conative dimensions, can survive the criticisms of conscience as faculty. In Part II, through discussions of Freud, Ryle, and other modern thinkers, Langston proceeds to reconstruct conscience as a viable philosophical concept. Finally, in Part III, this better grounded concept is connected with the modern revival of virtue ethics, and Langston shows how crucial conscience is to a theory of virtue because it is fundamental to the training of any morally good person.

The Augustinian Tradition

Author : Gareth B. Matthews
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520919580
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Augustinian Tradition written by Gareth B. Matthews and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Augustine, probably the single thinker who did the most to Christianize the classical learning of ancient Greece and Rome, exerted a remarkable influence on medieval and modern thought, and he speaks forcefully and directly to twentieth-century readers as well. The most widely read of his writings today are, no doubt, his Confessions—the first significant autobiography in world literature—and The City of God. The preoccupations of those two works, like those of Augustine's less well-known writings, include self-examination, human motivation, dreams, skepticism, language, time, war, and history—topics that still fascinate and perplex us 1,600 years later. The Augustinian Tradition, like a number of recent single-authored books, expresses a new interest among contemporary philosophers in interpreting Augustine freshly for readers today. These articles, most of them written expressly for the book, present Augustine's ideas in a way that respects their historical context and the long history of their influence. Yet the authors, among whom are some of the best philosophers writing in English today, make clear the relevance of Augustine's ideas to present-day debates in philosophy, literary studies, and the history of ideas and religion. Students and scholars will find that these essays provide impressive evidence of the persisting vitality of Augustine's thought.

The Routledge Companion to Medieval Philosophy

Author : Richard Cross
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317486439
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Medieval Philosophy written by Richard Cross and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like any other group of philosophers, scholastic thinkers from the Middle Ages disagreed about even the most fundamental of concepts. With their characteristic style of rigorous semantic and logical analysis, they produced a wide variety of diverse theories about a huge number of topics. The Routledge Companion to Medieval Philosophy offers readers an outstanding survey of many of these diverse theories, on a wide array of subjects. Its 35 chapters, all written exclusively for this Companion by leading international scholars, are organized into seven parts: I Language and Logic II Metaphysics III Cosmology and Physics IV Psychology V Cognition VI Ethics and Moral Philosophy VII Political Philosophy In addition to shedding new light on the most well-known philosophical debates and problems of the medieval era, the Companion brings to the fore topics that may not traditionally be associated with scholastic philosophy, but were in fact a veritable part of the tradition. These include chapters covering scholastic theories about propositions, atomism, consciousness, and democracy and representation. The Routledge Companion to Medieval Philosophy is a helpful, comprehensive introduction to the field for undergraduate students and other newcomers as well as a unique and valuable resource for researchers in all areas of philosophy.

Emotions in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Author : Simo Knuuttila
Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 0191532835
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Emotions in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy written by Simo Knuuttila and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 2004-07-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emotions are the focus of intense debate both in contemporary philosophy and psychology and increasingly also in the history of ideas. Simo Knuuttila presents a comprehensive survey of philosophical theories of emotion from Plato to Renaissance times, combining rigorous philosophical analysis with careful historical reconstruction. The first part of the book covers the conceptions of Plato and Aristotle and later ancient views from Stoicism to Neoplatonism and, in addition, their reception and transformation by early Christian thinkers from Clement and Origen to Augustine and Cassian. Knuuttila then proceeds to a discussion of ancient themes in medieval thought, and of new medieval conceptions, codified in the so-called faculty psychology from Avicenna to Aquinas, in thirteenth century taxonomies, and in the voluntarist approach of Duns Scotus, William Ockham, and their followers. Philosophers, classicists, historians of philosophy, historians of psychology, and anyone interested in emotion will find much to stimulate them in this fascinating book.

Varieties of Voluntarism in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy

Author : Sonja Schierbaum
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100384832X
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Varieties of Voluntarism in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy written by Sonja Schierbaum and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers different forms of voluntarism developed from the thirteenth to eighteenth centuries. By crossing the conventional dividing line between the medieval and early modern periods, the volume draws important new insights on the historical development of voluntarism. Voluntarism places a special emphasis on the will when it comes to the analysis and explanation of fundamental philosophical questions and problems. Since the Middle Ages, voluntarist considerations and views played an important role in the development of different theories of action, ethics, metaethics, and metaphysics. The chapters in this volume are grouped according to three distinct kinds of voluntarism: psychological, ethical, and theological voluntarism. They address topics such as the threat of irrationality as the standard objection to voluntarism, incontinent actions and their explanation, the nature of the will as rational appetite, the relationship between intellect and will, the implications of conceptions of the will for political freedom, and the relations between divine freedom and the modal status of eternal truths. The chapters not only consider towering figures of the Middle Ages—Thomas Aquinas, Henry of Ghent, William of Ockham, Francisco de Vitoria—and early modern period—René Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Samuel Pufendorf—but also engage with less well-known figures such as Peter John Olivi, John of Pouilly, Catharine Trotter Cockburn, and Christian August Crusius. Varieties of Voluntarism in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in medieval philosophy, early modern philosophy, the history of ethics, and philosophy of religion.

Subjectivity and Selfhood in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy

Author : Jari Kaukua
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319269143
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Book Synopsis Subjectivity and Selfhood in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy by : Jari Kaukua

Download or read book Subjectivity and Selfhood in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy written by Jari Kaukua and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of studies on topics related to subjectivity and selfhood in medieval and early modern philosophy. The individual contributions approach the theme from a number of angles varying from cognitive and moral psychology to metaphysics and epistemology. Instead of a complete overview on the historical period, the book provides detailed glimpses into some of the most important figures of the period, such as Augustine, Avicenna, Aquinas, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz and Hume. The questions addressed include the ethical problems of the location of one's true self and the proper distribution of labour between desire, passion and reason, and the psychological tasks of accounting for subjective experience and self-knowledge and determining different types of self-awareness.

The Weakness of the Will

Author : Justin Gosling
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134966806
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book The Weakness of the Will written by Justin Gosling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Since before Plato, philosophers have puzzled over why it is that people will sometimes deliberately take the worst course of action. The book begins by examining the various theories put forward by Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics and a selection of medieval philosophers and discusses how and why later philosophers avoid the problem. In the second section, Justin Gosling argues that familiar ways of viewing the problem mislocate the apparent irrationality of weakness. The author then moves on to the traditional cases of being overcome by passion to argue for a further sense in which weakness may be thought irrational, and to open up an unusually wide field of examples for consideration.

Medieval Philosophy

Author : Peter Adamson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192579940
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Philosophy written by Peter Adamson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Adamson presents a lively introduction to six hundred years of European philosophy, from the beginning of the ninth century to the end of the fourteenth century. The medieval period is one of the richest in the history of philosophy, yet one of the least widely known. Adamson introduces us to some of the greatest thinkers of the Western intellectual tradition, including Peter Abelard, Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, William of Ockham, and Roger Bacon. And the medieval period was notable for the emergence of great women thinkers, including Hildegard of Bingen, Marguerite Porete, and Julian of Norwich. Original ideas and arguments were developed in every branch of philosophy during this period - not just philosophy of religion and theology, but metaphysics, philosophy of logic and language, moral and political theory, psychology, and the foundations of mathematics and natural science.