Martin Lenz

Angels in Medieval Philosophical Inquiry

Their Function and Significance
Herausgeber: Iribarren, Isabel

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection of essays is a significant scholarly contribution to angelology. The unifying theme is that of the role of angels in philosophical inquiry, where each contribution represents a case study in which the angelic model is seen to motivate developments in specific areas and periods of medieval philosophical thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9780754658030
• ISBN-10: 0754658031
• Artikelnr.: 57044066

Autorenporträt

Isabel Iribarren is Lecturer in Medieval History and Theology at Strasbourg University, France and Martin Lenz, is Research Associate at the Humboldt-University, Germany

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction The Role of Angels in Medieval Philosophical Inquiry, Isabel
Iribarren, Martin Lenz; Part I Angels as Exemplars of World Order; Chapter
1 The Hierarchies in the Writings of Alan of Lille, William of Auvergne and
St Bonaventure, David Luscombe; Chapter 2 Deplatonising the Celestial
Hierarchy: Peter John Olivi's Interpretation of the Pseudo-Dionysius,
Sylvain Piron; Chapter 3 Angelic Individuality and the Possibility of a
Better World: Durandus of St Pourçain's Criticism of Thomas Aquinas, Isabel
Iribarren; Part II Angelic Location; Chapter 4 Abelard on Angels, John
Marenbon; Chapter 5 The Condemnations of 1277 and Henry of Ghent on Angelic
Location, Richard Cross; Chapter 6 Angels, Space and Place: The Location of
Separate Substances according to John Duns Scotus, Tiziana Suárez-Nani1I am
particularly grateful to Isabel Iribarren, who, with much competence,
precision and patience translated into English the French version of this
text.; Chapter 7 Late Medieval Debates on the Location of Angels after the
Condemnation of 1277, Henrik Wels; Part III Angelic Cognition and Language;
Chapter 8 The Language of Angels: On the Subjectivity and Intersubjectivity
of Pure Spirits, Theo Kobusch1I would like to thank Thomas Dewender and
Jörn Müller for the co-operative translation of my text.; Chapter 9 Thought
Experiments: The Methodological Function of Angels in Late Medieval
Epistemology, Dominik Perler; Chapter 10 Why Can't Angels Think Properly?
Ockham against Chatton and Aquinas, Martin Lenz; Part IV Demonology;
Chapter 11 Demons as Psychological Abstractions, Alexander Murray; Part V
Angels in the Renaissance and The Early Modern Period; Chapter 12 Medieval,
Renaissance, and Reformation Angels: A Comparison, Stephan Meier-Oeser;
Chapter 13 On Angelic Bodies: Some Philosophical Discussions in the
Seventeenth Century, Anja Hallacker;