First Word to the Reader
Contents at a Glance
Preamble: What Is the Point of Studying Medieval Philosophy and Why Should It be Redefined? Qaumavzein: Opening the Way of Things
Epigrams unveiling relation’s singularity
Chapter 1: Medieval Philosophy Redefined: The Latin Age, c.400–1635
Chapter 2: The Geography of the Latin Age
Chapter 3: The Fading Light of Antiquity: Neoplatonism and the Tree of Porphyry, c.3rd–5th cent. ad
Chapter 4: Founding Fathers of the Latin Age: Augustine (†430) and Boethius (†c.525)
Chapter 5: The Five Centuries of Darkness, c.525–1025
Chapter 6: Dawning of the Main Development: Anselm (†1109), Abaelard (†1142), Lombard (†1160)
Chapter 7: Enter Aristotle, c.1150
Chapter 8: Albert (†1280) and Aquinas (†1274): Focusing the Challenge of Reason
Addendum: Projecting into Postmodernity Aquinas on Faith and Reason
Chapter 9: After Aquinas (†1274) but before Fonseca (†1599):Bacon (†1292), Scotus (†1308), Ockham (†1349), D’Ailly (†1420), Soto (†1560)
Chapter 10: Poinsot’s Triumph (1632): the Success and Failure of the Latin Age
Chapter 11: The Crash and Burn of Scholasticism, c.1600–1650
Chapter 12: After Poinsot (†1644): Peirce (†1914)
Last Word to the Reader
References
Note of Explanation of “principle of historical layering” and of abbreviations
Index
Timetable of Latin Age Figures