Boethius (circa 476-526), a Roman philosopher, scholar and statesman, wrote The Consolation of Philosophy - one of the most influential texts to come out of the late Middle Ages - while in prison, awaiting execution. This title, based on a translation of the text, is accompanied by an introduction to the work.

A comprehensive treatment of the seventeenth-century philosopher Pierre Gassendi.

Features introduction and commentary by Jeffrey Hause.

Features introduction and commentary by Jeffrey Hause.

Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus are representatives of the 'Golden Age' of scholasticism. They are known for their work in natural theology, which seeks to demonstrate tenets of faith without recourse to premises rooted in dogma or revelation. This book offers an examination of natural theology in the 'Golden Age' of scholastic philosophy.

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Boethius composed the De Consolatione Philosophiae in the sixth century AD whilst awaiting death under torture, condemned on a charge of treason which he protested was manifestly unjust. Though a convinced Christian, in detailing the true end of life which is the soul's knowledge of God, he consoled himself not with Christian precepts but with the tenets of Greek philosophy. This work dominated .

This guide to the work that has recently appeared on Aquinas reflects the 1990s revival of interest in his work. The author brings together a range of views that hitherto have appeared in many different books, articles, and periodicals.

One of the most influential philosophers and theologians in the history of Western thought, St Thomas Aquinas established the foundations for much of modern philosophy of religion, and is infamous for his arguments for the existence of God. This book covers his thoughts on the soul, natural law, and the interaction of faith and reason.

These treatises show different aspects of Paracelsus' work: a justification of his character, activities, and views; a study of the disease of miners; the psychology and psychiatry of Paracelsus; and a treatment of paganism and Greek mythology, as well as a sample of his philosophy and theology.

A critical edition of the writings of the English philosopher and sage Francis Bacon (1561-1626). It contains six of Bacon's Latin scientific works, each accompanied by entirely new facing-page translations which, together with the extensive introduction and commentaries, offer fresh insights into one of the great minds of the early 17th century.

Niccolo Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil that good may come of it. Is his sinister reputation deserved? In answering this question, this book focuses on three major works, The Prince , the Discourses , and The History of Florence , and provides from them an introduction to Machiavelli's doctrines.

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Entirely faithful to Boethius' Latin; it makes the philosophy of the Consolation intelligible to students; it gives equal weight to the poetry -- in fact, Relihan's metrical translation of Boethius' metra are themselves contributions of the first moment to Boethian studies. Boethius finally has a translator equal to his prodigious talents and his manifold vision. -- Joseph Pucci, Brown ...

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in Pavia, it was to the Greek philosophers that he turned. This work is a dialogue of alternating prose and verse between him and his 'nurse' Philosophy.

The classic idea of a people's commonwealth. Although it has become a byword for the unrealistic since publication in 1516, this extract demonstrates a far more real and practical side to More's vision.

Entirely faithful to Boethius' Latin; it makes the philosophy of the Consolation intelligible to students; it gives equal weight to the poetry -- in fact, Relihan's metrical translation of Boethius' metra are themselves contributions of the first moment to Boethian studies. Boethius finally has a translator equal to his prodigious talents and his manifold vision. -- Joseph Pucci, Brown ...

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Containing various essays, this work discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and politics, sex and religion, love and friendship, ecstasy and experience.

This authoritative edition was first published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It includes The Advancement of Learning, the Essays, and New Atlantis as well as other texts, in modernized spelling and with generous annotation.