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Anselm and Abelard. Investigations and Juxtapositions
| Edizione: | Brepols Publishers, 2007 | | Collana: | Papers in Mediaeval Studies |
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Anselm and Abelard offers a wide-ranging collection of
papers on two of the most well-known medieval thinkers, Anselm of
Canterbury and Peter Abelard. Drawn from a conference held in
Stuttgart in 2004, the sixteen papers by leading scholars in the
field focus on the lives and thought of these two thinkers. The
majority of the contributions expore the intellectual world of the
medieval west in the century between the mid-eleventh and the
mid-twelfth, a period crucial in forming intellectual frameworks
that would shape subsequent western thought.
The first eight papers focus on Anselm, the second eight on
comparisons and contrasts with Abelard. All of Anselm's and most of
Abelard's major works are examined in the course of the collection.
Contributors explore key philosophical themes of thruth, original
sin, logic, reason. Others tease out the often intricate networks
between intellectual communities in the period to reveal fresh
insights into the development of both Anselm and Abelard's thought.
This includes consideration of the physical way in which Anselm's
corpus was collected and preserved. Connections between literary
artifice and theological observation are investigated, as are
Anselm's notion of gift and western intellectual attitudes towards
Jewish and Islamic thought. Outside the mid-twelfth century the use
made of Anselm's thought and historical existence by thirteenth
century scholars and by the post-reformation Church in england are
also considered.
This is an important and thought-provoking collection, which
shows the continuing inspiration to be drawn from both Anselm and
Abelard as well as providing a thorough investigation of the
contexts in which their thought developed, evolved, was expressed
ans was understood by contemporaries and subsequent
generations.
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