Weakness of the Will in Medieval Thought
From Augustine to Buridan
Seiten
1994
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-09994-4 (ISBN)
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-09994-4 (ISBN)
This volume examines the medieval understanding of Aristotle's "weakness of the will" (akrasia, incontinentia). The medieval views are outlined on the basis of five major commentaries on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics between 1250 and 1350.
This book sets out to examine the medieval understanding of Aristotle's famous discussion of “weakness of the will” (akrasia, incontinentia) in the seventh book of his Nicomachean Ethics.
The medieval views are outlined primarily on the basis of the commentaries on Aristotle's Ethics by Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, Walter Burley, Gerald Odonis and John Buridan. An investigation of the earlier Augustinian discussion concerning reluctant actions (invitus facere) rounds out the study.
The recent studies of weakness of the will have neglected the medieval philosophers. The present volume fills this gap in historical research and shows that especially the conceptual refinement of the fourteenth-century discussion makes contributions that are comparable to those of twentieth-century philosophers.
This book sets out to examine the medieval understanding of Aristotle's famous discussion of “weakness of the will” (akrasia, incontinentia) in the seventh book of his Nicomachean Ethics.
The medieval views are outlined primarily on the basis of the commentaries on Aristotle's Ethics by Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, Walter Burley, Gerald Odonis and John Buridan. An investigation of the earlier Augustinian discussion concerning reluctant actions (invitus facere) rounds out the study.
The recent studies of weakness of the will have neglected the medieval philosophers. The present volume fills this gap in historical research and shows that especially the conceptual refinement of the fourteenth-century discussion makes contributions that are comparable to those of twentieth-century philosophers.
Risto Saarinen, Doctor of Theology (1988), University of Helsinki, is Professor at the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg, France. He has published on late medieval philosophy, the Lutheran Reformation and ecumenical theology.
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Reluctant Actions in the Augustinian Tradition
3. Akrasia in Scholasticism
Sources and Literature
Index of Names
Index of Subjects
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.9.1994 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters ; 44 |
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 475 g |
| Einbandart | Leinen |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie des Mittelalters |
| ISBN-10 | 90-04-09994-8 / 9004099948 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-04-09994-4 / 9789004099944 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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