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Philosophy and civilization in the Middle Ages

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The author calls this work a supplement to his "History of Medieval Philosophy," and it does certainly read like a supplement. De Wulf never dives too deep into any one topic, treating most things with a general, rather than a specific, approach. It is as if he is only interested in allowing you a peek into each room before he moves on to the next. Insofar as this was his intention, he succeeded. However, such broad strokes may be dangerous when treating such a delicate and intricate subject as Scholastic philosophy; at times his approach did not do justice to the complexities of the doctrines he was summarizing.

One point, though, the author demonstrated very well was that the inviolable dignity of the human person is essentially a Scholastic concept. The state, he then reasons, must exist for the sake of the individual, not the other way around. This is a re-occurring theme throughout the book.

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189 DEW p

Publisher

Eugene : Wipf & Stock Publ.., 2008

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x,312p.; 20 cm.

Language

English

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978-1-60608-096-2

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189

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MEDIEVAL WESTERN PHILOSOPHY

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