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

• Superior document: Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science ; 2
• TeilnehmendeR: Thijssen, J. M. M. H.,; Zupko, Jack,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science ; 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 pages)

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.

Table of 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.