Angels in Medieval Philosophical Inquiry: Their Function and SignificanceMr Martin Lenz, Ms Isabel Iribarren Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 01.10.2012 - 250 Seiten The nature and properties of angels occupied a prominent place in medieval philosophical inquiry. Creatures of two worlds, angels provided ideal ground for exploring the nature of God and his creation, being perceived as 'models' according to which a whole range of questions were defined, from cosmological order, movement and place, to individuation, cognition, volition, and modes of language. This collection of essays is a significant scholarly contribution to angelology, centred on the function and significance of angels in medieval speculation and its history. 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. |
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Angels as Exemplars of World Order | 13 |
The Hierarchies in the Writings of Alan of Lille William of Auvergne and St Bonaventure | 15 |
Deplatonising the Celestial Hierarchy Peter John Olivis Interpretation of the PseudoDionysius | 29 |
Angelic Individuality and the Possibility of a Better World Durandus of St Pourçains Criticism of Thomas Aquinas | 45 |
Angelic Location | 61 |
Abelard on Angels | 63 |
The Condemnations of 1277 and Henry of Ghent on Angelic Location | 73 |
Angelic Cognition and Language | 129 |
The Language of Angels On the Subjectivity and Intersubjectivity of Pure Spirits | 131 |
Thought Experiments The Methodological Function of Angels in Late Medieval Epistemology | 143 |
Why Cant Angels Think Properly? Ockham against Chatton and Aquinas | 155 |
Demonology | 169 |
Demons as Psychological Abstractions | 171 |
Angels in the Renaissance and The Early Modern Period | 185 |
Medieval Renaissance and Reformation Angels A Comparison | 187 |
Angels Space and Place The Location of Separate Substances according to John Duns Scotus | 89 |
Late Medieval Debates on the Location of Angels after the Condemnation of 1277 | 113 |
On Angelic Bodies Some Philosophical Discussions in the Seventeenth Century | 201 |
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