Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy, Volume 4

by Pasnau, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780198786368
• ISBN10: 0198786360
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780191089701
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-01-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy showcases the best scholarly research in this flourishing field. The series covers all aspects of medieval philosophy, including the Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew traditions, and runs from the end of antiquity into the Renaissance. It publishes new work by leading scholars in the field, and combines historical scholarship with philosophical acuteness. The papers will address a wide range of topics, from political philosophy to ethics, and logic to metaphysics. OSMP is an essential resource for anyone working in the area.

Author Biography

Robert Pasnau, Professor of Philosophy, University of Colorado at Boulder

Robert Pasnau is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado. He received his PhD in 1994 from Cornell University, and has published widely on the history of philosophy. He won the APA Book Prize for Thomas Aquinas on Human Nature (CUP, 2002), and has more recently published The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy (CUP, 2010) and Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 (OUP, 2011).

Table of Contents

Articles
Modern Toleration through a Medieval Lens: A "Judgmental" View, Cary J. Nederman
On a Possible Argument for Averroes's Single Separate Intellect, Stephen R. Ogden
Scotus on Universals, John Hawthorne
Duns Scotus, the Natural Law, and the Irrelevance of Aesthetic Explanation, Jeff Steele
Al-Taftāzānī on the Liar Paradox: Truth, Goodness, Liar Cycles, and the "Problem of the 'Irrational Root'" (al-Jadhr al-aṣamm), David Sanson and Ahmed Alwishah
Suarez's Non-Reductive Theory of Efficient Causation, Jacob Tuttle
How Not to Be a Truthmaker Maximalist: Francisco Peinado on Truthmakers for Negative Truths, Brian Embry
Critical Notice
Reconstructing Aquinas's World: Themes from Brower, Thomas M. Ward
Discussion
Don't Mind the Gap: A Reply to Adam Wood, Turner C. Nevitt
Briefly Noted