Medieval Christian Philosophy, Volume 12

Abelard abstraction according action active ancient argument Aristotelianism Aristotle arts Augustine beginning body Boëthius brought called Cassiodorus cause Christian philosophy clearly commentary complete concepts concerned created creation deal dialectic distinction divine Erigena especially essence essential established ethics example existence expression fact faculties faith Fathers give hand human ideas important individual intellect interpretation Isidore Italy John kind king knowledge later less light logic matter meaning medieval metaphysics method Middle Ages mind monks moral nature never original pagan Paris perfect perhaps period physical Platonism possible present principle problem produced pupils question reality reason revelation scholars schools Scriptures seems sense soul spiritual St Thomas taught teaching texts theologians theology theory things thought took tradition true truth twelfth century understand universal virtues wanted whole wisdom writers