A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle Ages

The volume is organized in two sections. In the first, essays over the historical context within which philosophy in the Middle Ages developed. Topics include the ancient philosophical legacy, the patristic background, the School of Chartres, religious orders, scholasticism, and the condemnation of voriuous views in Paris in the thirteenth century. Whithin this clear, jargon-free expositions, the authors make the latest scholarships available while also presenting their own distinctive perspectives.