Philosophic Classics, Volume II: Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy

by BAIRD

• ISBN13: 9780205783908
• ISBN10: 0205783902
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Esteemed for providing the best available translations, Philosophic Classics: Ancient Philosophy, features complete works or complete sections of the most important works by the major thinkers, as well as shorter samples from transitional thinkers. First published in 1961, Forrest E. Baird's revision ofPhilosophic Classics,Pearson Education's long-standing anthology (available in split volumes), continues the tradition of providing generations of students with high quality course material. Using the complete works, or where appropriate, complete sections of works, this anthology allows philosophers to speak directly to students. For more information on the main combined anthology, or the additional period volumes, please see below: Philosophic Classics: From Plato to Derrida, 6/E ISBN-10: 0205783864 Philosophic Classics, Volume I: Ancient Philosophy, 6/E ISBN-10: 0205783856 Philosophic Classics, Volume III: Modern Philosophy, 6/E ISBN-10: 0205783899

Author Biography

Forrest Baird has taught at Whitworth since 1978. In addition to teaching a variety of courses in philosophy, most summers he teaches for Fuller Theological Seminary in extension programs throughout the West. Dr. Baird has a B.A. from Westmont, an M.Div. From Fuller, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from Claremont Graduate University. In his time at Whitworth, Dr. Baird has been selected by five graduating classes as the "Most Influential Professor" and has also been voted "Teacher of the Year" by his colleagues. Dr. Baird has studied the problem of evil while a Resident Fellow at the Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research at St. John's University and Abbey in Collegeville, MN, and more recently has been studying Chinese philosophy. Dr. Baird's most recent scholarly work has been editing the six-volume Philosophic Classics series for Prentice Hall. His other works include editing the book, Human Thought and Action: Readings in Western Intellectual History, and co-authoring (with Jack Rogers) the HarperCollins textbook, Introduction to Philosophy: A Case Study Approach.

Table of Contents

Prologue I: Early Christianity

                    Justin Martyr

                        Dialogue with Trypho (in part)

                        Appology (in part)

                    Clement of Alexandria

                        Stromateis

                    Tertullian

                        A Treatise on the Soul (in part)

                        Prescriptions Against the Heretics (in part)

                    Origen

                        On First Principles (in part)

 

Prologue II: Other Foundational Documents

                        Philo of Alexandria

                            On the Account of the World's Creation Given by Moses ( II-VI, XLIV-XLVI)

                        Plotinus

                            Enneads (Ennead I, Tractate VI)

                        Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagite

                            The Divine Names (Chapter 4, sections 18-21, 30; Chapter 7, 3)

 

   Augustine

                        On the Free Choice of the Will (Book II)

                        Confessions (Book VIII, 5, 8-12; Book XI, 14-28)

                         City of God (Book VIII, Chapters 1-12; Book XI, Chapter 26; Book XII, Chapters 1-9; Book XIX, Chapters 11-17)

 

Early Medieval Philosophy

                        Boethius

                            The Second Editon of the Commentaries on the Isagoge of Porphyry (Book I Chapters 10-11)

                            The Consolation of Philosophy (Book V)

                        John Scotus Eriugena

                            On the Division of Nature (Periphyseon) (Book I, Chapters 1-7, 11-12, 13-14)

                        Anslem (And Gaunilo)

                            Proslogion (Preface, Chapters 1-4)

                            Gaunilo and Anslem: Debate

                        Peter Abelard

                            On Universals

                            Ethics (Prologue, Chapters 1-3, 10-12)

                        Hildegard of Bingen

                            Scivias (Book I, Vision 4, Chapters 16-26)

                        John of Salisbury

                            Metalogicon (Book II, Chapter 17)

                            Statesman (Policratus) (Chapters 1-3)

 

Islamic and Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages

                        Avicenna

                            Essay on the Secret of Destiny

                            Concerning the SOul (Chapters 1-2, 4, 6, 12-13)

                        Al-Ghazali

                            The Incoherence of the Philosophers (Introduction, and Preface One)

                        Averroes

                            The Decisive Treatise

                        Moses Maimonides

                            The Guide for the Perplexed ( Part I, Chapters 51-52, 58; Part II Introduction, Chapters 13,17; Part III, Chapter 12)

 

Thirteenth Century Philosophy

                        Robert Grosseteste

                            On Light

                        Roger Bacon

                            The Opus Majus (Part IV, 1,3; Part VI, 1-2)

                        Bonaventure

                            The Mind's Road to God (Prologue, Chapters 1-3)

                            On the Eternity of the World (selections)

                         Siger of Brabant

                     Question on the Eternity of the World

                     The Condemnations of 1270 (complete) and 1277 (in part)

 

Thomas Aquinas

                Summa Theologica (selections)

                The Principles of Nature

 

Late Medieval Philosophy

                        John Duns Scotus

                            A Treatise on God as First Principle (Chapter 3)

                            Reportata Parisiensia (in part)

                            Prologue to the Ordinatio

                        William of Ockham

                            On Universals(Summa Logicae, Part I, Chapters 14-16; Part II, Chapter 2)

                            On Being (Summa Logicae, Part I, Chapter 38)

                            On Knowledge (Quodlibetal Questions, First Quodlibet, Question 13)

                            On God (selections)

                            On Politics (eight Questions on the Power of the Pope, Questions 2, Chapters 1,7)

                        Meister Eckhart

                            Sermon #1

                        Catherine of Siena

                            Letter # 58

 

Renaissance Philosophy

                        Nicholas Cusanas

                            On Learned Ignorance (Chapter 1-4, 26)

                        Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola

                            Oration on the Dignity of Man (in part)

                        Niccolo Machiavelli

                            The Prince (Chapters 15-18, 25)

                        Thomas More

                     Utopia (in part)

                        Michel De Montiagne

                            Apology for Raymond Sebond (Chapter 3)

                        Luis De Molina

                     On Divine Foreknowledge: Part IV of the Concordia (in part)

                        Giordano Bruno

                     Of the Infinite, the Universe, and the Worlds (in part)