Five Texts on the Mediaeval Problem of Universals
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Five Texts on the Mediaeval Problem of Universals

Porphyry, Boethius, Abelard, Duns Scotus, Ockham

  1. 258 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Five Texts on the Mediaeval Problem of Universals

Porphyry, Boethius, Abelard, Duns Scotus, Ockham

About this book

New translations of the central mediaeval texts on the problem of universals are presented here in an affordable edition suitable for use in courses in mediaeval philosophy, history of mediaeval philosophy, and universals. Includes a concise Introduction, glossary of important terms, notes, and bibliography.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Note on the Text
  7. Porphyry the Phoenician, Isagoge
  8. Boethius, From His Second Commentary on Porphyry's Isagoge
  9. John Duns Scotus, Six Q!Iestions on Individuation from His Ordinatio II. d. 3, part 1, qq. 1-6
  10. William of Ockham, Five Questions on Universals from His Ordinatio, d. 2, qq. 4-8
  11. Glossary
  12. Bibliography
  13. Back Cover