Scholasticism: Personalities & Problems Medieval Philosophy

by Josef Pieper

Book Overview

No better guide over the thousand-year period called the Middle Ages could be found than Josef Pieper. In this amazing tour de monde medievale, he moves easily back and forth between the figures and the doctrines that made medieval philosophy unique in Western thought. After reflecting on the invidious implications of the phrase "Middle Ages," Pieper turns to the fascinating personality of Boethius whose contribution to prison literature, The Consolation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587317508
• ISBN13: 9781587317507
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: St. Augustine's Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.3"