Interpreting Buridan
Interpreting Buridan
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John Buridan (d. 1362) is one of the great thinkers of the later Middle Ages. He is perhaps best known for his contributions to logic, but the range of his thought is wide. This volume of new essays, written by leading Buridan scholars, places Buridan in his philosophical context and examines his writings on logic, modal logic, paradoxes, metaphysics, epistemology, and natural philosophy. It also introduces several new topics of discussion that have not so far been dealt with in scholarship on Buridan, such as his theory of knowledge, his view of artefacts, his conception of women, his writing on emotions, and his moral philosophy. Together the essays produce a rich picture of Buridan's thought and underline the continuing relevance of his philosophical concerns.
- Contains a list of all known written works by Buridan together with lists of critical editions and translations into English
- Presents an overarching and critical assessment of Buridan's contributions to a range of topics
- Broadens the scholarly debate about Buridan's thinking
Product details
August 2025Paperback
9781108994729
263 pages
229 × 152 mm
Not yet published - available from August 2025
Table of Contents
- Introduction Spencer Johnston and Henrik Lagerlund
- 1. The philosopher as arts master: Buridan's career at the University of Paris Jack Zupko
- 2. Principles in Buridan's logic of consequences Paul Thom
- 3. Buridan on paradox Stephen Read
- 4. Modality and temporality in Buridan's logic Spencer Johnston
- 5. A paradigm change within medieval philosophy: semantics and mereology in Aquinas vs. Buridan Gyula Klima
- 6. Buridan's internalism Henrik Lagerlund
- 7. John Buridan on the ontological status of artifacts: interpreting his commentaries on Aristotle's physics Paul J.J.M. Bakker
- 8. John Buridan on final causality Cecilia Trifogli
- 9. Female physiology in John Buridan's quaestiones de secretis mulierum. interpreting Buridan's biology Chiara Beneduce
- 10. Buridan on the value of emotions Bonnie Kent
- 11. Buridan on happiness and the good life Joseph Stenberg
- Bibliography of Buridan's known works Jack Zupko
- References
- Index.
