Oxford studies in medieval philosophy. Volume 5

Oxford studies in medieval philosophy. Volume 5 / edited by Robert Pasnau.

Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy showcases the best new scholarly work on philosophy from the end of antiquity into the Renaissance. OSMP combines historical scholarship with philosophical acuteness, and will be an essential resource for anyone working in the area.

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Other Authors: Pasnau, Robert (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Philosophy, Medieval.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Medieval.
Philosophy, Medieval
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy: Volume 5; Copyright; Contents; Anselm on Necessity; 1. The Metaphysics; 1.1 Intrinsic and Primed Powers; 1.2 Proper and Improper Modalities; 2. Anselmś Modality; 2.1 First Text: Godś Veracity; 2.2 Second Text: Justice and Immortality; 2.3 Third Text: Following Absolute Necessity; 2.3.1 A Pure Non-Contradiction Option; 2.3.2 A Mixed Non-Contradiction Option; 2.3.3 A Purely Power-Based Option; 2.3.4 Another Power-Based Option; 2.4 Fourth Text: The Necessity of the Past; 2.5 A Complicating Text; 3. Limited-Scope Accounts; 3.1 Ad A.D.
  • 3.1.1 Against Conceive3.2 Williams, Visser, and Following Necessity; Bibliography; Avicenna on the Origination of the Human Soul; 1. Co-origination; 2. The Problem: Co-origination is Ambiguous and Vague; a. Co-origination is Ambiguous; b. Co-origination is Vague; 3. The Significance of the Problem: A Methodological Note; 4. The Origination of Different Souls/Powers; a. The Vegetative Soul/Power; b. The Animal Soul/Power; c. The Rational Soul/Power; 5. The Relationship between Different Souls/Powers; 6. Co-origination Partially Disambiguated and Precisified; 7. Two Corollaries
  • A. The Problem of Receiving Knowledge of Particular Events from Celestial Spheresb. The Problem of the Integrator and Retentive Factor of the Fundamental Elements; 8. On the `Contrary ́Evidence; 9. Open Questions; Bibliography; The Flow of Powers: Emanation in the Psychologies of Avicenna, Albert the Great, and Aquinas; 1. Avicenna; a. The Definition of the Soul: Powers as Constituents; b. The Soul as a Whole: Interconnected Powers; c. The Soul as Substance: Intellectual Power; 2. Albert; a. From Emanating Operations to Emanating Powers; b. Emanation Disembodied; c. The Set of Emanated Powers
  • 3. From Albert to Aquinasa. A Bare Substratum?; b. Emanation in Aquinas: Revealing the Essence; c. Avoiding Self-Causation; 4. Conclusion; Bibliography; Aquinas on the Individuation of Substances; 1. Prime Matter as the Primary Principle of Individuation; a. Prime Matter as a Special Type of Substratum; b. Prime Matter and Individuation; 2. Prime Matter as Pure Potentiality; a. The Problem of Actuality; b. The Problem of Individuality; 3. Quantity as the Secondary Principle of Individuation; a. Two Kinds of Numerical Distinctness; b. Corporeality and Spatial Separation; 4. Conclusion

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