A companion to Walter Burley : late medieval logician and metaphysician / / edited by Alessandro D. Conti.

• Superior document: Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition ; Volume 41
• TeilnehmendeR: Conti, Alessandro D.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; Volume 41.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (451 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Until some thirty years ago, medieval scholars and historians of philosophy have not generally done justice to Walter Burley (ca. 1275-after 1344). On the one hand, he was been misconstrued as holding a mere variation of more moderate realist positions – something that is true only for the first part of his career (before 1324). On the other hand, very often his ideas were studied simply as a means to a better understanding Ockham’s theories, so dwarfing the worth and interest of Burley’s doctrines. On the contrary, in terms of rigour, originality, and influence, Burley was one of the most prominent logicians and metaphysicians of the Middle Ages. This volume, which contains thirteen substantial essays on Burley's philosophy, tries to rectify that situation. It aims to reconstruct Burley’s thought and the role it played in the development of late medieval philosophy, to situate it definitely within its historical and intellectual context, and to clarify its internal evolution. Contributors include: Fabrizio Amerini, E. Jennifer Ashworth, Laurent Cesalli, Alessandro D. Conti, Iacopo Costa, Catarina Dutilh Novaes, Marek Gensler, Elżbieta Jung, Roberto Lambertini, Cecilia Trifogli, Marta Vittorini, and Hans-Ulrich Wöhler.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction / Alessandro D. Conti -- Chapter One. Life and Works / Marta Vittorini -- Chapter Two. The Ockham–Burley Dispute / Catarina Dutilh Novaes -- Chapter Three. Meaning and Truth / Laurent Cesalli -- Chapter Four. Being and Analogy / E. Jennifer Ashworth -- Chapter Five. Universals and Individuals / Hans-Ulrich Wöhler -- Chapter Six. Burley’s Theories of Categories / Alessandro D. Conti -- Chapter Seven. Knowledge / Alessandro D. Conti -- Chapter Eight. Physical Forms and Matter / Elżbieta Jung -- Chapter Nine. Motion and Time / Cecilia Trifogli -- Chapter Ten. Generation and Corruption / Marek Gensler -- Chapter Eleven. The Ethics of Walter Burley / Iacopo Costa -- Chapter Twelve. Burley’s Commentary on the Politics: Exegetic Techniques and Political Language / Roberto Lambertini -- Chapter Thirteen. 14th-Century Reactions to Burley / Fabrizio Amerini -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.