289. A Wing and a Prayer: Angels in Medieval Philosophy
Posted on
19 November 2017
Be surprised by how many philosophical problems arise in connection with angels (how many can dance on the head of a pin is not one of them).
15326 views
Further Reading
• M.L. Colish, “Early Scholastic Angelology,” Recherches de théologie ancienne et médiévale 67 (1995), 80-109.
• T. Hoffmann (ed.), A Companion to Angels in Medieval Philosophy (Leiden: 2012).
• I. Iribarren and M. Lenz, Angels in Medieval Philosophical Inquiry: their Function and Significance (Aldershot: 2008).
• D. Keck, Angels and Angelology in the Middle Ages (New York: 1998).
• T. Suarez-Nani, Connaissance et langage des anges selon Thomas d’Aquin et Gilles de Rome (Paris: 2002).
• T. Suarez-Nani, Les anges et la philosophie (Paris: 2002).
Episodes 265 - 300: Fourteenth Century
Comments
dear peter,
dear peter,
I am sure you have already recorded all the remaining medieval episodes, but I cannot stop thinking that a final issue listing and summarizing all the major controversies of medieval philosopy would be very nice. Right now only two pops into my mind:
1. realism vs. nominalism
2. intellectualism vs. voluntarism.
3. ????????
I remember I have seen such a list of debates of medieval philosophy years before but I cannot remember where..
Debates
There is actually a book called Debates in Medieval Philosophy though if I remember rightly that is more like debates over how to interpret the historical texts. In any case I guess that one could add e.g. unicity vs pluralism regarding the soul, secular vs hierocratic political theories, this-worldly-happiness ethical theories vs afterlife-happiness theories, empiricism vs illuminationism in epistemology, deterministic vs non deterministic accounts of grace, and probably lots of others.
angels on the head of a pin
http://lyfaber.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-discovery.html
One obscure question on the subject.
Add new comment