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Lädt ... Geschichte der abendländischen Philosophie: Mittelalter (German Edition)von Anthony Kenny
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Many think that the medieval times were really evil. It might be so in few areas of life but in the realm of thoughts it was not at all so stagnating and hair splitting as we think. Professor Kenny gives a strong proof for other kind of medieval times – the time of checking and rechecking of assessing and reassessing of philosophical ideas. All this is told in a calm, intelligent and benevolent voice of Professor Kenny. A must book for all lovers of the history of philosophy Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Diese Philosophiegeschichte setzt neue Maßstäbe! Anthony Kenny ist in seinem Werk etwas gelungen, wonach man im deutschen Sprachraum vergeblich sucht: eine ohne Vorkenntnisse verständliche, ja sogar unterhaltsam geschriebene Philosophiegeschichte. Der renommierte britische Philosoph erzählt die abenteuerliche Geschichte der Philosophie explizit aufbereitet für einen breiten Leserkreis. Dabei gelingt es ihm meisterlich, nicht nur Philosophen sowie relevante Themen und Fragen vorzustellen, sondern er verbindet gekonnt die Darstellung der Ereignisgeschichte und einzelner Denker mit einer Erläuter Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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I read this as part of my continuing interest in late medieval literature. Another avenue to explore in my search to discover how educated people of the 14th century viewed their world. Anthony Kenny has organised his material by subject matter and so there are chapters on; Philosophy and Faith, The Schoolmen, Logic and language, Knowledge, Physics, Metaphysics, Mind and Soul, Ethics and God. In each chapter he uses Augustine as his starting point and moves chronologically through the development of thoughts taking in those of; the Islamic school, Thomas Aquinus, Duns Scottus and Ockham. He will also stop to pick up on the way, where appropriate ideas from; Boethius, Wycliff, Abelard, Bonaventure and Anselm. I found this approach very useful in assisting my understanding of each subject and the chronological development of the arguments through the various philosophers meant that by the time I arrived at the final chapter I had a pretty good idea of what they would say on the subject of God.
Some of the chapters tested my grasp of the subject matter to the limit. At times I felt I was in very deep water struggling to find a foothold. This was no doubt because of my unfamiliarity with some of the technical language and terms used. After all this is a book subtitled the History of Western Philosophy and so the reader should not be surprised by some of the content. Kenny does his best to explain many of the terms used and provides plenty of examples. There was enough here to hold my interest and keep me going through some of the more demanding chapters. It is a book I will come back to. It is a splendid reference tool. It is nicely presented with some very good illustrations.
One LT reviewer has said "I finally finished this book! I'm ready for the agent intellect to beam me up" I know what he/she means, its not a book to be read quickly, it does require patience and perseverance, but if the subject interests you, it is well worth the time and effort. I can understand why some readers rate this a 5 star book. ( )