In this lecture course, Reiner Schurmann develops the idea that, in between the spiritual Carolingian Renaissance and the secular humanist Renaissance, there was a distinctive medieval Renaissance connected with the rediscovery of Aristotle. Focusing on Thomas Aquinas's ontology and epistemology, William of Ockham's conceptualism, and Meister Eckhart's speculative mysticism, Schurmann shows how thought began to break free from religion and the hierarchies of the feudal, neo-Platonic order and devote its attention to otherness and singularity. A crucial supplement to Schurmann's magnum opus Broken Hegemonies, Neo-Aristotelianism and the Medieval Renaissance will be essential reading for anyone interested in the rise and fall of Western principles, and thus in how to think and act today.

About the Author
Reiner Schurmann (1941-93) was a German philosopher, professor, and director of the Department of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York City. He is the author of three books on philosophy: Heidegger on Being and Acting, Wandering Joy, and BrokenHegemonies. Ian Alexander Moore is a faculty member at St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and associate editor of the journal Philosophy Today.

Reviews
"This unusual book consists of lecture notes for a course titled 'Medieval Aristotelianism' given by Schurmann (1941-93) during his tenure as philosophy professor at the New School for Social Research. . . . the book is a compact, scholarly, accurate source of information on the revival of learning in the late Middle Ages." * Choice *



Book Information
ISBN 9783035801484
Author Reiner Schurmann
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Diaphanes AG
Publisher Diaphanes AG
Weight(grams) 202g
Dimensions(mm) 209mm * 143mm * 12mm