The Spirit of Mediaeval Philosophy - Couverture souple

Gilson, Etienne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0268017409 ISBN 13 : 9780268017408

Editeur : University of Notre Dame Press, 1991

Synopsis

In this book (a translation of his well-known work L'esprit de la philosophie medievale), Etienne Gilson undertakes the task of defining the spirit of mediaeval philosophy. Gilson asks whether we can form the concept of a Christian philosophy and whether mediaeval philosophy is not its most adequate historical expression. He maintains that the spirit of mediaeval philosophy is the spirit of Christianity penetrating the Greek tradition, working within it, and drawing out of it a certain view of the world that is specifically Christian. To support his hypothesis, Gilson examines mediaeval thought in its nascent state, at that precise point where the Judeo-Christian graft was inserted into the Hellenic tradition. Gilson's demonstration is primarily historical and occasionally theoretical in suggesting how doctrines that satisfied our predecessors for so many centuries may still be found conceivable today.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Etienne Gilson was born in Paris in 1884. He became Professor of Medieval Philosophy at the Sorbonne in 1921, and from 1932 until his retirement in 1951 he held a similar chair at the College de France. From 1929 until his death in 1978 he was associated with the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0268017409
• ISBN 13: 9780268017408
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 500
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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