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Medieval Philosophy: A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 4 Kindle Edition

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Peter Adamson presents a lively introduction to six hundred years of European philosophy, from the beginning of the ninth century to the end of the fourteenth century. The medieval period is one of the richest in the history of philosophy, yet one of the least widely known. Adamson introduces us to some of the greatest thinkers of the Western intellectual tradition, including Peter Abelard, Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, William of Ockham,
and Roger Bacon. And the medieval period was notable for the emergence of great women thinkers, including Hildegard of Bingen, Marguerite Porete, and Julian of Norwich. Original ideas and arguments were developed in every branch of philosophy during this period - not just philosophy of religion and
theology, but metaphysics, philosophy of logic and language, moral and political theory, psychology, and the foundations of mathematics and natural science.
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Medieval Philosophy: A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 4
Medieval Philosophy: A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 4

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"Accessible and comprehensive." -- Alban McCoy, The Tablet, Books of the Year 2019


"Peter Adamson's Medieval Philosophy gives fantastically compendious account of medieval philosophy. Adamson manages to be accessible, lucid, witty, incisive; luminously conveying the rambunctious ambivalences of the logic-chopping, devout, doubting, bawdy, bloodthirsty, mystical medievals." -- Jane O'Grady, The Tablet


"Let me say at once on the evidence of this volume, [Adamson] succeeds brilliantly. Over some 78 sections he covers a huge range of figures ... Special attention is given - and rightly so - to female philosophers, such as Catherine of Siena ... This book (and the others in the series), which are a delight to read, will be of great interest to general readers, aside from students of culture." -- Peter Costello, The Irish Catholic


"Adamson writes with a light style, beginning each short chapter with an anecdote, which rewards both sticking with the long narrative and dipping in and out." -- Nick Mattiske, Journey, Isolation Reading Recommendations


"A staggering philosophical achievement ... the clarity of the animated text is further enhanced by the authorâs humour, bringing a light touch to complex matters ... This volume will surely attain classic status, and can be read either sequentially or consulted as a detailed encyclopaedia of mediaeval philosophy and its variegated personalities." -- Paradigm Explorer


"A staggering philosophical achievement by a single individual ... the clarity of the animated text is further enhanced by the author's humour, bringing a light touch to complex matters EL This volume will surely attain classic status, and can be read either sequentially or consulted as a detailed encyclopaedia of mediaeval philosophy and its variegated personalities.

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Peter Adamson, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Peter Adamson took his doctorate from the University of Notre Dame and first worked at King's College London. In 2012 he moved to the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, where he is Professor of Late Ancient and Arabic Philosophy. He has published widely in ancient and medieval philosophy, especially on Neoplatonism and on philosophy in the Islamic world.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07SB176VS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ OUP Oxford (September 26, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 26, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3028 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 659 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0198842406
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Ian Duckles
5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to know more about Medieval philosophy, this is the book you are looking for.
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2019
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I am a big fan of this series and the accompanying podcast, so I was very excited when this book was released! The largest of the four volumes by far, this gives one a detailed and comprehensive introduction to one of the richest, but most neglected areas of philosophical inquiry. Spanning roughly 700 years from ~800 CE to ~1400 CE, this is about as comprehensive an introduction as one is likely to find, including excellent discussions of some of the more "minor" figures that get left out of many histories of philosophy.

It should be noted that this is really only about philosophy in Latin Christendom ( a point directly acknowledged by the author in the introduction), so if you want information about other thinkers active during this time you will need to consult the previous volume for thinkers in the Islamic world, and the as yet unpublished next volume for information about Byzantine philosophy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Big Subject Made Enjoyable!
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2020
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While I haven’t finished this book as of yet, I wanted to go ahead and give a big thumbs up to the material. Peter Adamson does a marvelous job of making both his books and his wonderful podcast series, The History of Philosophy without Any Gaps, engaging for the active student and just entertaining enough to add a punch of fun for the general reader. I’m glad to have all the books in this series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice summaries
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Daniel Gill
4.0 out of 5 stars Slow going but enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2023
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I read this as part of my effort to read Peter Adamson's entire series on the history of philosophy. While I enjoyed it less than the previous volumes, I think that's primarily due to my having just less interest in the subject matter. It was very interesting to explore the philosophy of the Islamic and late-ancient-Roman worlds, but the thinkers covered in this Volume definitely seem to circle around the same themes over and over. My favorite parts were probably the beginning covering a lot of the "dark ages" and Carolingian era as well as the ending of the book when some auxiliary topics cropped up like economic theory and the introduction of mathematics into physics and science. Adamson provides a lot of lists of chapters in the introduction if you're interested in covering particular topics or themes, and I'd recommended using them unless you're especially invested in reading "THE ENTIRE" history of philosophy like me.
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M. Cremer
4.0 out of 5 stars Without any gaps.
Reviewed in Belgium on February 13, 2024
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Pour les fans du podcast d’histoire de la philosophie Without any gaps. Voici la version livre. Panorama très complet et plutôt accessible de la période. L’édition reliée est à un prix très intéressant.
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Gazza
5.0 out of 5 stars Medieval Philosophy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2023
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Anyone with an interest in philosophy will love this wonderful series of books and accompanying podcasts. Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Medieval philosophy (Peter Adamson), Vol. 4
Reviewed in Italy on September 13, 2021
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La spedizione arrivava a tempo e il volume corrispondeva la mia speranza. Tant'auguri.
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Eduardo A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing.
Reviewed in Mexico on February 24, 2020
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Interesting, funny, very informative and complete. An amazing book.
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mushroomcity
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great book in the great series by this author
Reviewed in Japan on November 9, 2019
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I really love this series (this book is fourth) together with wonderful podcast based on which the series are made.

The stance of the author is (throughout the series) that the books (or the podcast) are like guidebook for enjoying the primary sources. And thanks to the books, I myself have been joyfully invited to read more and more primary sources. I really enjoy this journey.

Of course, the books themselves are really enjoyable with full of philosophers and giraffes.

I really hope he will continue publishing books on Indian philosophy and African philosophy as well which were already in the podcast.
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