A companion to angels in medieval philosophy / / edited by Tobias Hoffmann.
Humanist prejudice famously made medieval angelology the paradigm of ludicrous speculation with its caricature of “How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” The truth is quite the opposite: many of medieval philosophy’s most original and ingenious contributions actually came to light in discu...
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| Superior document: | Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; v. 35 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill. c2012. |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Aquinas on the Demonstrability of Angels / Gregory T. Doolan
- Metaphysical Composition of Angels in Bonaventure, Aquinas, and Godfrey of Fontaines / John F. Wippel
- The Individuation of Angels from Bonaventure to Duns Scotus / Giorgio Pini
- Angelic Time and Motion: Bonaventure to Duns Scotus / Richard Cross
- Angelic Knowledge in Aquinas and Bonaventure / Harm Goris
- Duns Scotus on Angelic Knowledge / Timothy B. Noone
- Angelic Language and Communication / Bernd Roling
- Augustine and Anselm on Angelic Sin / Peter King
- Theories of Angelic Sin from Aquinas to Ockham
- Bibliography
- Index of Manuscripts
- Index of Names.