书名: Aquinas on Mind (Topics in Medieval Philosophy)
作者: Anthony Kenny (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (September 21, 1994)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415113067
ISBN-13: 978-0415113069
Book Description
Thomas Aquinas' philosophical psychology, or philosophy of mind, was neglected for centuries by secular thinkers because of the dominance of ideas deriving from Descartes. Contemporary scholars, however, have discovered in his writings some of the best philosophical reflections from any period.
Now available in paper, Aquinas on Mind makes accessible those parts of Aquinas' system which have enduring value. The core of the work is a close reading of sections from Summa Theologiae which deal with the nature of human intellect and will and the relationship between body and soul. This study requires no knowledge of Latin or medieval history. It relates Aquinas' system to a tradition of philosophy of mind inaugurated in the Anglo-American academic community by Wittgenstein and Ryle.
Review
"Aquinas on Mind brings out the depth and interest of the texts it discusses and should thus bring St. Thomas back into the centre of an extremely important debate which of course has ramifications well beyond the boundaries of academic philosophy." -- The Tablet
"Aquinas on Mind is an excellent introduction to the init ially strange 'medieval' pursuit of the understanding of understanding.... the work serves well as a pedagogical vehicle for for teaching aquinas to undergraduate students of philosophy and theology. A good number of Aquinas's qouted texts are given in the original Latin in endnotes for the more advanced student, with a modest bibliography (and index) for further research on the topic.." -- Canadian Philosophical Reviews
About the Author
Anthony Kenny is Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford, and President of the British Academy.
[thread=19139]论坛相关讨论主题[/thread]
作者: Anthony Kenny (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (September 21, 1994)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415113067
ISBN-13: 978-0415113069
Book Description
Thomas Aquinas' philosophical psychology, or philosophy of mind, was neglected for centuries by secular thinkers because of the dominance of ideas deriving from Descartes. Contemporary scholars, however, have discovered in his writings some of the best philosophical reflections from any period.
Now available in paper, Aquinas on Mind makes accessible those parts of Aquinas' system which have enduring value. The core of the work is a close reading of sections from Summa Theologiae which deal with the nature of human intellect and will and the relationship between body and soul. This study requires no knowledge of Latin or medieval history. It relates Aquinas' system to a tradition of philosophy of mind inaugurated in the Anglo-American academic community by Wittgenstein and Ryle.
Review
"Aquinas on Mind brings out the depth and interest of the texts it discusses and should thus bring St. Thomas back into the centre of an extremely important debate which of course has ramifications well beyond the boundaries of academic philosophy." -- The Tablet
"Aquinas on Mind is an excellent introduction to the init ially strange 'medieval' pursuit of the understanding of understanding.... the work serves well as a pedagogical vehicle for for teaching aquinas to undergraduate students of philosophy and theology. A good number of Aquinas's qouted texts are given in the original Latin in endnotes for the more advanced student, with a modest bibliography (and index) for further research on the topic.." -- Canadian Philosophical Reviews
About the Author
Anthony Kenny is Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford, and President of the British Academy.
[thread=19139]论坛相关讨论主题[/thread]
