The Essence of Medieval Philosophy - E-book - ePub

"The Essence of Medieval Philosophy" takes a comprehensive look at the ideas that define Western Philosophy's most enduring, though least understood era - the Medieval Period. In addition to offering in-depth examinations of the era's most renowned philosophers, the book presents detailed reviews of some the era's greatest works. Included in the book are extensive reviews of the following works:* Augustine: Confessions and City of God* Boethius: Consolation of Philosophy* Anselm: Proslogion* Thomas Aquinas: Treatise on the One God and Treatise on Man (from the Summa Theologiae)* Bonaventure: The Soul's Journey Into God* Duns Scotus: A Treatise on God as First Principle and the Ordinatio* Roger Bacon: Opus Majus* William of Ockham: Summa totius Logicae