Aristotelian Logic, Platonism, and the Context of Early Medieval Philosophy in the West (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780860788225)

Philosophy in the medieval Latin West before 1200 is often thought to have been dominated by Platonism. The articles in this volume question this view, by cataloguing, describing and investigating the tradition of Aristotelian logic in the period, examining its influence on authors usually placed within the Platonic tradition (Eriugena, Anselm, Gilbert of Poitiers), and also looking at some of the characteristics of early medieval Platonism. Abelard, the most brilliant logician of the age, is the main subject of three articles, and the book concludes with two more general discussions about how and why medieval philosophy should be studied.

Author: John Marenbon
ISBN-10: 0860788229
ISBN-13: 9780860788225
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/05/2000
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.53lbs

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 2