Concentrates on the links between medieval philosophy and contemporary analytical philosophy
This Handbook is intended to show the links between the philosophy written in the Middle Ages and that being done today. Essays by over twenty medieval specialists, who are also familiar with contemporary discussions, explore areas in logic and philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, moral psychology ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy and philosophy of religion. Each topic has been chosen because it is of present philosophical interest, but a more or less similar set of questions was also discussed in the Middle Ages. No party-line has been set about the extent of the similarity. Some writers (e.g. Panaccio on Universals; Cesalli on States of Affairs) argue that there are the closest continuities. Others (e.g. Thom on Logical Form; Pink on Freedom of the Will) stress the differences. All, however, share the aim of providing new analyses of medieval texts and of writing in a manner that is clear and comprehensible to philosophers who are not medieval specialists.

The Handbook begins with eleven chapters looking at the history of medieval philosophy period by period, and region by region. They constitute the fullest, most wide-ranging and up-to-date chronological survey of medieval philosophy available. All four traditions - Greek, Latin, Islamic and Jewish (in Arabic, and in Hebrew) - are considered, and the Latin tradition is traced from late antiquity through to the seventeenth century and beyond.

CONTENTS:

Introduction. Making the Case for Medieval Philosophy, John Marenbon
I. A Survey of Medieval Philosophy
1. The Late Ancient Background to Medieval Philosophy, John Marenbon
2. Greek philosophy, Börje Bydén and Katerina Ierodiakonou
3. Arabic Philosophy before Avicenna, Peter Adamson
4. Avicenna and Afterwards, Nadja Germann
5. Averroes and Philosophy in Islamic Spain, Matteo Di Giovanni
6. Jewish Philosophy in Arabic, Charles Manekin
7. Jewish Philosophy in Hebrew, Steven Harvey
8. Latin Philosophy to 1200, Christophe Erismann
9. Latin Philosophy 1200-1350, Russell Friedman
10. Latin philosophy 1350-1550, John Marenbon
11. Medieval philosophy after the Middle Ages, Jacob Schmutz
II. Issues in Medieval Philosophy
Logic and Philosophy of Language
12. Logical Form, Paul Thom
13. Propositional Logic, Christopher J. Martin
14. Modality, Simo Knuuttila
15. Theories of Meaning, Margaret Cameron
16. Mental Language, Martin Lenz
Metaphysics and Epistemology
17. Universals, Claude Panaccio
18. Being, Gyula Klima
19. States of Affairs, Laurent Cesalli
20. Parts, Wholes, and Identity, Andrew Arlig
21. Material Substance, Henrik Lagerlund
22. Mind and Hylomorphism, Robert Pasnau
23. Body and Soul, Peter King
24. Eternity, Taneli Kukkonen
25. Skepticism, Dominik Perler
Moral Psychology, Ethics, Political Philosophy and Aesthetics
26. Freedom of the Will, Thomas Pink
27. Moral Intention, Ian Wilks
28. Virtue and Law, Terence Irwin
29. Natural Law, Anthony Lisska
30. Rights, Cary Nederman
31. Aesthetics, Andreas Speer
Philosophy of Religion
32. Arguments for the Existence of God, Graham Oppy
33. Philosophy and the Trinity, Richard Cross

EDITORS:

John Marenbon, Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College, University of Cambridge

John Marenbon is Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer, Trinity College, Cambridge. He is the author Boethius, among other titles

Contributors:
Peter Adamson
Andrew Arlig
Börge Bydén
Margaret Cameron
Laurent Cesalli
Richard Cross
Matteo Di Giovanni
Christophe Erismann
Russell L. Friedman
Steven Harvey
Katerina Ierodiakonou
Terence Irwin
Peter King
Gyula Klima
Simo Knuuttila
Taneli Kukkonen
Henrik Lagerlund
Martin Lenz
Anthony J. Lisska
John Marenbon
Christopher J. Martin
Cary J. Nederman
Professor Graham Oppy
Robert Pasnau
Dominik Perler
Claude Panaccio
Thomas Pink
Jacob Schmutz Andreas Speer
Paul Thom
Ian Wilks