The Longman Standard History of Medieval Philosophy

Garrett Thomson · Daniel Kolak

oct 2016 · Routledge

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With selections of philosophers from Plotinus to Bruno, this new anthology provides significant learning support and historical context for the readings along with a wide variety of pedagogical assists.

Featuring biographical headnotes, reading introductions, study questions, as well as special “Prologues” and “Philosophical Overviews,” this anthology offers a unique set of critical thinking promtps to help students understand and appreciate the philosophical concepts under discussion. “Philosophical Bridges" discuss how the work of earlier thinkers would influence philosophers to come and place major movements in a contemporary context, showing students how the schools of philosophy interrelate and how the various philosophies apply to the world today.

In addition to this volume of Medieval Philosophy, a comprehensive survey of the whole of Western philosophical history and other individual volumes for each of the major historical eras are also available for specialized courses.

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Thomson, Garrett; Kolak, Daniel