Basic Issues Medieval PhilosophyRichard N. Bosley, Martin M. Tweedale Two ideas govern the organisation of this collection. It is suggested that medieval philosophy is best studied as an interactive debate between thinkers of different times, and also the importance of the Ancient Greek philosophers in this field. |
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NECESSITY CONTINGENCY AND CAUSATION | 1 |
IS THERE AN INFINITELY PERFECT BEING? | 95 |
COULD THE WORLD BE ETERNALLY EXISTENT? | 137 |
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able accident according actual agent al-Ghazali animal apprehended argue argument Aristotle Augustine Averroes Avicenna belongs body Boethius called causal Consequently contingent created creature deny distinction divine intellect effect efficient cause entity essence eternal everything example exis existence fact false finite follows future genera genus glossary entry God's happen Henry of Ghent human impossible individual inference infinite infinity instant intelligible John Duns Scotus knowledge matter means mind motion moved mover Mutakallemim nature neces necessarily necessary necessity nevertheless noun object Ockham opposite perfect person philosophers Plato pleasure possible potential predicated premiss present principle prior produced proof proposition prove question quiddity reason relation respect Scotus secondary cause selection sense Siger of Brabant signifies singular Socrates someone sort soul species sphere substance temporal tence things thought Timaios tion true truth understand unity universal unqualifiedly virtue whole William of Ockham wisdom