Brian Davies / Brian Leftow (eds.)

The Cambridge Companion to Anselm

Herausgeber: Davies, Brian; Leftow, Brian

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109), Benedictine monk and the second Norman archbishop of Canterbury, is regarded as one of the most important philosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages. The essays in this volume explore all his major philosophical and theological ideas, including his teachings on faith and reason, God's existence and nature, logic, freedom, truth, ethics, and key Christian doctrines. They also cover his life, the sources of his thought, and his influence on other thinkers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 9468341
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 550g
• ISBN-13: 9780521002059
• ISBN-10: 0521002052
• Artikelnr.: 21342149

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Brian Davies and Brian Leftow
1. Anselm's life, works, and immediate influence G. R. Evans
2. Anselm on faith and reason Marilyn Adams
3. Anselm, Augustine, and Platonism Gareth Matthews
4. Anselm's philosophy of language Peter King
5. Anselm on modality Simo Knuutilla
6. Anselm's perfect being theology Brian Leftow
7. Anselm and the ontological argument Brian Davies
8. Anselm's account of freedom Sandra Visser and Thomas Williams
9. Anselm on truth Sandra Visser and Thomas Williams
10. Anselm on ethics Jeffrey Brower
11. Anselm on the Trinity William Mann
12. Anselm on atonement David Brown.