The Cambridge Companion to Medieval PhilosophySpanning a millennium of thought extending from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas and beyond, this volume takes its readers into one of the most exciting periods in the history of philosophy. It includes not only the thinkers of the Latin West but also the profound contributions of Islamic and Jewish philosophers such as Avicenna and Maimonides. Leading specialists examine what it was like to study philosophy in the cultures and institutions of the Middle

written in splendid prose and revealing Socrates' mind fused with Plato's thought

This volume makes apparent why the Catholic Church thinks of Aquinas not only as a great Christian intellectual

up-to-date discussion of Catholic theology

shipboard revolts

the revolution during WW1 and the partition of Arab lands afterwards

Over 290 illustrations

political centralization

the problem of knowing God is confronted in an original and stimulating way

It was studied from antiquity to the Renaissance as a way of glimpsing the nature of reality

Yet despite empires' prominence in the early history of civilization

one of the only English translations available by a native Arabic speaker

Contained in two volumes