A companion to Albert the Great : : theology, philosophy, and the sciences / / edited by Irven M. Resnick.

• Superior document: Brill's Companions to the Christian tradition ; 38
• TeilnehmendeR: Resnick, Irven Michael.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition 38.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (849 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus; d. 1280) is one of the most prolific authors of the Middle Ages, and the only scholar to be known as “the Great” during his own lifetime. As the only Scholastic to have commented upon all the works of Aristotle, Albert is also known as the Universal Doctor (Doctor Universalis) for his encyclopedic intellect, which enabled him to make important contributions not only to Christian theology but also to natural science and philosophy. The contributions to this omnibus volume will introduce students of philosophy, science, and theology to the current state of research and multiple perspectives on the work of Albert the Great. Contributors include Jan A. Aertsen, Henryk Anzulewicz, Benedict M. Ashley, Miguel de Asúa, Steven Baldner, Amos Bertolacci, Thérèse Bonin, Maria Burger, Markus Führer, Dagmar Gottschall, Jeremiah Hackett, Anthony Lo Bello, Isabelle Moulin, Timothy Noone, Mikołaj Olszewski, B.B. Price, Irven M. Resnick, Francisco J. Romero Carrasquillo, H. Darrel Rutkin, Steven C. Snyder, Michael W. Tkacz, Martin J. Tracey, Bruno Tremblay, David Twetten, Rosa E. Vargas and Gilla Wöllmer

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Albert the Great: Biographical Introduction / Irven M. Resnick -- The Systematic Theology of Albert the Great / Henryk Anzulewicz -- The Nature of Theology According to Albert the Great / Mikołaj Olszewski -- Albert the Great—Mariology / Maria Burger -- Albert the Great and Mystical Epistemology / Markus Führer -- Introduction to Albert’s Philosophical Work / David Twetten and Steven Baldner -- Albert’s Physics / David Twetten , Steven Baldner and Steven C. Snyder -- Albert the Great and His Botany / Gilla Wöllmer -- War and Peace: Medicine and Natural Philosophy in Albert the Great / Miguel de Asúa -- Anthropology: Albert the Great on the Cogitative Power / Benedict M. Ashley -- Anthropology: The Concept of Man in Albert the Great / Henryk Anzulewicz -- The Moral Thought of Albert the Great / Martin J. Tracey -- Albert the Great and Mathematics / Anthony Lo Bello -- Interpreting Albert the Great on Astronomy / B.B. Price -- Albert the Great and the Speculum astronomiae: The State of the Research at the Beginning of the 21st Century / Jeremiah Hackett -- Astrology and Magic / H. Darrel Rutkin -- Albert the Great on Logic, Knowledge, and Science / Michael W. Tkacz -- Albert the Great on Metaphysics / Francisco J. Romero Carrasquillo , David Twetten , Bruno Tremblay , Timothy Noone , Henryk Anzulewicz , Amos Bertolacci , Jan A. Aertsen , Rosa E. Vargas , Isabelle Moulin and Thérèse Bonin -- Albert’s Contributions to or Influence on Vernacular Literatures / Dagmar Gottschall -- Contributor Biographies -- Bibliography -- Index.