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The problem of universals from Boethius to John of Salisbury /
The problem of universals is one of the main philosophical issues. In this book the author reconstructs the history of the problem considering a selection of medieval representative texts and authors. The source of medieval and post-medieval debate is identified in the Socratic-Platonic survey on th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Brill,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ;
v. 22. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Problem; 1.1 Abstract Entities; 1.2 Predicates; 1.3 The Relation of Predication in Aristotle; 1.4 How Many Questions?; Chapter 2 Boethius on General Terms; 2.1 Browsing through Logical Texts; 2.2 Meaning and Truth; 2.3 Genera and Species; 2.4 The Problem of Universals (In Isag. I); 2.5 The Problem of Universals (In Isag. II); Chapter 3 The Metaphysical System of Scotus Eriugena; 3.1 Preliminary Remarks; 3.2 Nature; 3.3 Objects of Thought; 3.4 Essences and Forms; 3.5 Universal Entities; Chapter 4 Realist Theories in the 11th-12th Centuries.
- 4.1 Justification and Realism4.2 The First Realist Thesis (antiqua sententia); 4.3 A Variant of TR1?; 4.4 Other Realist Theses; 4.5 The Missing Thesis; Chapter 5 The 'Nominal' Stance: Garland the Computist and Abelard's Literal Glosses; 5.1 The Heretics of Dialectics; 5.2 Garland on the Five Predicables; 5.3 The Commentary on Aristotle's Categories; 5.4 The Literal Glosses; Chapter 6 Walter of Mortagne and the Identity Theory; 6.1 The Text of BN 17813, 1-16; 6.2 Walter's Criticism of Realism; 6.3 The Identity Theory; 6.4 Objections and Answers.
- Chapter 7 The De Generibus et Speciebus and the Theory of Collectio7.1 Some Historical Questions; 7.2 Criticism of Contemporary Theories of Universals; 7.3 The Collectio Theory; 7.4 On Meaning; 7.5 Objections and Answers; Chapter 8 The Position of Abelard on Porphyry; 8.1 Texts and Contexts; 8.2 The Problem of Universals in the Logica Ingredientibus; 8.3 The Resumption of the Theme in the Logica Nostrorum; 8.4 Universal Predicates; Chapter 9 Gilbert of Poitiers; 9.1 The Distinction between id quod est and esse; 9.2 Matter, Form, Nature; 9.3 Categorization; 9.4 Particulars.
- 9.5 Mathematical Entities and UniversalsChapter 10 John of Salisbury on Universals; 10.1 Background; 10.2 Theses on Universals; 10.3 John's Point of View; 10.4 The Value of Pronouns; 10.5 The quale quid; Bibliography; Index.