The multi-author Essays in Later Mediaeval Metaphysics focuses
primarily on 13th and 14th century Latin treatments of some of the
most important metaphysical issues as conceived by many of the most
important thinkers of the day. Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus,
William of Ockham, Walter Chatton, John Buridan, Dietrich of
Freiburg, Robert Holcot, Walter Burley, and the 11th century
Islamic philosopher Ibn-Sina (Avicenna) are among the figures
examined here. The work begins with standard ontological
topics-e.g., the nature of existence, and of metaphysics generally;
the status of universals, form, and accidents. Here, a number of
questions are considered. What is the proper subject matter of
metaphysical speculation? Are essence and existence really distinct
in bodies? Furthermore, does the body lose its unifying form at
death? Can an accident of a substance exist in separation from that
substance? Are universals real, and if so, are they anything more
than general concepts? There is also an emphasis on metaphysics
broadly conceived. Thus, discussions of theories of mediaeval
logic, epistemology, and language are added to provide a fuller
account of the range of ideas included in the later mediaeval
worldview. Many questions are raised in this context as well. What
are the objects of propositional attitudes? How does Aristotelian
logic stand up against modern predicate calculus? Are infinite
regress arguments defensible in metaphysical contexts? How are the
notions of analogy and equivocation related to the concept of
being? Contributors include scholars of mediaeval philosophy from
across North America: Rega Wood (Indiana), Gyula Klima (Fordham),
Brian Francis Conolly (Bard College at Simon's Rock ), Charles
Bolyard (James Madison), Martin Tweedale (emeritus, Alberta), Jack
Zupko (Winnipeg), Susan Brower-Toland (St. Louis), Rondo Keele
(Louisiana Scholars' College), Terence Parsons (UC-Irvine), and E.
J. Ashworth (emeritus, Waterloo).
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