The metaphysics and natural philosophy of John Buridan / edited by J. M. M. H Thijssen and Jack Zupko.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thijssen, J. M. M. H., editor.

Zupko, Jack, editor.

Series:

Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science ; 2.

Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphysics.

Physics.

Buridan, Jean, 1300-1358.

Buridan, Jean.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, [2001]

Summary:

This book is a collection of papers on the metaphysics and natural philosophy of John Buridan (ca. 1295-1361), one of the most innovative and influential thinkers of the later Middle Ages. It brings together original contributions by fifteen Buridan scholars on a number of central topics in the Buridanian corpus, including the theory of universals, the role of definitions in scientific practice, necessity and probability, time, the natural order, the theory of motion, time and infinity, certitude, sensation, dreams, and volition. The papers provide a unified picture of Buridan's non-logical writings, most of which are still unedited, emphasizing throughout his particular methods of presenting and solving philosophical problems. The result suggests that Buridan's reputation for brilliance in logic and semantics deserves to be extended to other areas of philosophy, and that his work deserves closer study. Contributors include: Paul J.J.M. Bakker, Joël Biard, Dirk-Jan Dekker, Peter King, Gyula Klima, Simo Knuuttila, Gerhard Krieger, John E. Murdoch, Fabienne Pironet, Olaf Pluta, Rolf Schönberger, Peter G. Sobol, Edith Dudley Sylla, Johannes M.M.H. Thijssen, and Jack Zupko.

Contents:

Preface

John Buridan, Metaphysician and Natural Philosopher. An Introductory Survey, Johannes M. M. H. Thijssen & Jack Zupko

John Buridan's Solution to the Problem of Universals, Peter King

Buridan's Theory of Definitions in his Scientific Practice, Gyula Klima

Buridan's Theory of Identity, Olaf Pluta

Necessities in Buridan's Natural Philosophy, Simo Knuuttila

The Natural Order in John Buridan, Joël Biard

Naturaliter principiis assentimus : Naturalism as the Foundation of Human Knowledge?, Gerhard Krieger

John Buridan on Infinity, John E. Murdoch & Johannes M. M. H. Thijssen

Buridan's Concept of Time. Time, Motion and the Soul in John Buridan's Questions on Aristotle's Physics , Dirk-Jan Dekker

On Certitude, Jack Zupko

Sensations, Intentions, Memories, and Dreams, Peter G. Sobol

The Notion of "non velle" in Buridan's Ethics, Fabienne Pironet

Ideo quasi mendicare oportet intellectum humanum : The Role of Theology in John Buridan's Natural Philosophy, Edith Dudley Sylla

Aristotelian Metaphysics and Eucharistic Theology: John Buridan and Marsilius of Inghen on the Ontological Status of Accidental Being, Paul J. J. M. Bakker

Philosophical Theology in John Buridan, Rolf Schönberger

Bibliography

Index of Names

Index of Manuscripts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Thijssen, Hans (Johannes) The Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy of John Buridan

ISBN:

90-04-45289-3

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004452893 DOI