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1	Logic and Other Nonsense: The Case of Anselm and His God more books like this by Ermanno Bencivenga add to wishlist Logic is often seen as the bedrock of intellectual life. It aims to be straight-forward, true, clear. But in this provocative book of postmodern philosophy, Ermanno Bencivenga presents an extended reflection on the subversive nature of logic - logic that is not stable and certain, but deceptive and tortuous. The author uses Anselm, the Archbishop ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $19.98! \| first editions
2	Boethius: The Consolations of Music, Logic, Theology, and Philosophy more books like this by Henry Chadwick (Editor) add to wishlist The Consolations of Philosophy by Boethius, whose English translators include King Alfred, Geoffrey Chaucer, and Queen Elizabeth I, ranks among the most remarkable books to be written by a prisoner awaiting the execution of a tyrannical death sentence. Its interpretation is bound up with his other writings on mathematics and music, on ... see all copies from $50.00! new only from $66.92! \| first editions
3	On the Purity of the Art of Logic: The Shorter and the Longer Treatises more books like this by Walter Burley, Paul Vincent Spade (Translator), Gualterus Burlaeus add to wishlist An English translation of a handbook of logic written in Latin by English philosopher Walter Burley. The book includes both the versions circulated in the Middle Ages, along with an introduction, explanatory notes, a table of corresponding passages, an annotated bibliography and three indexes. see all copies from $22.00! new only from $26.99! \| first editions
4	Formalizing Medieval Logical Theories: Suppositio, Consequentiae and Obligationes more books like this by Catarina Dutilh Novaes, Catarina Dutilh Novaes add to wishlist This book presents novel formalizations of three of the most important medieval logical theories: supposition, consequence and obligations. In an additional fourth part, an in-depth analysis of the concept of formalization is presented a" a crucial concept in the current logical panorama, which as such receives surprisingly little attention. ... see all copies from $111.10! new only from $111.10! \| first editions \| SVS
5	From the Circle of Alcuin to the School of Auxerre: Logic, Theology and Philosophy in the Early Middle Ages more books like this by John Marenbon add to wishlist This study is the first modern account of the development of philosophy during the Carolingian Renaissance. In the late eighth century, Dr Marenbon argues, theologians were led by their enthusiasm for logic to pose themselves truly philosophical questions. The central themes of ninth-century philosophy - essence, the Aristotelian Categories, the ... see all copies from $42.20! new only from $46.03! \| SVS
6	Summulae de Dialectica more books like this by John Buridan, Jean Buridan add to wishlist This volume is the first annotated translation in any language of the entire text of the Summulae de dialectica, by the Parisian master of arts John Buridan (1300-1358). One of the most influential works in the history of late medieval philosophy, the Summulae is Buridan's systematic exposition of his nominalist philosophy of logic. Buridan's ... see all copies from $59.75! new only from $59.75! \| first editions
7	The Cambridge Translations of Medieval Philosophical Texts: Volume 1, Logic and the Philosophy of Language more books like this by Norman Kretzmann (Photographer), Eleonore Stump (Photographer) add to wishlist This is the first of a three-volume anthology intended as a companion to The Cambridge History of Later Medieval Philosophy. Volume 1 is concerned with the logic and the philosophy of language, and comprises fifteen important texts on questions of meaning and inference that formed the basis of Medieval philosophy. As far as is practicable, ... see all copies from $29.92! new only from $35.00! \| SVS
8	The Sophismata of Richard Kilvington more books like this by Richard Kilvington, Barbara Ensign Kretzmann (Editor), Norman Kretzmann (Editor) add to wishlist Richard Kilvington was an obscure fourteenth-century philosopher whose Sophismata deal with a series of logic-linguistic conundrums of a sort which featured extensively in philosophical discussions of this period. This is the first ever translation or edition of his work. As well as an introduction to Kilvington's work, the editors provide a ... see all copies from $11.52! new only from $11.52! \| first editions
9	Medieval Logic: An Outline of Its Development from 1250 to C. 1400 more books like this by Philotheus Boehner add to wishlist see all copies from $2.00! new only from $11.02! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Juan Luis Vives, Against the Pseudodialecticians, a Humanist Attack on Medieval Logic. Texts(in Latin), with Translation, Introduction and Notes. more books like this by Juan Luis Vives, R Guerlac add to wishlist see all copies from $110.00! new only from $116.76! \| SVS
11	Introduction to Medieval Logic more books like this by Professor Alexander Broadie add to wishlist Medieval logicians advanced far beyond the logic of Aristotle, and this book demonstrates the magnitude of their achievement. The author focuses on the work of some of the great figures of the fourteenth century - including Walter Burley, William Ockham, John Buridan, Albert of Saxony, and Paul of Venice and deals systematically with their ... see all copies from $75.09! new only from $86.28! \| SVS
12 view cover	Meaning and Inference in Medieval Philosophy more books like this by Norman Kretzmann (Editor), Jan Pinborg add to wishlist see all copies from $200.05! new only from $260.63! \| SVS
13 view cover	Ibn Taymiyya Against the Greek Logicians more books like this by Wael B Hallaq (Translator) add to wishlist The introduction of Greek philosophy into the Muslim world left an indelible mark on Islamic intellectual history. Philosophical discourse became a constant element in even traditionalist Islamic sciences. However, Aristotelian metaphysics gave rise to doctrines about God and the universe that were found highly objectionable by a number of Muslim ... see all copies from $108.82! new only from $118.24!
14 view cover	Epistemic Logic in the Later Middle Ages more books like this by Ivan Boh add to wishlist Epistemic logic, studies statements containing verbs such as "know" and "wish". It is an area of medieval philosophy which was greatly neglected after the end of the Middle Ages, but which has been rediscovered by philosophers of the present century. Ivan Boh explores the rules for entailment between epistemic statements, the search for the ... see all copies from $40.45! new only from $102.70! \| SVS
15 view cover	Sophisms in Medieval Logic and Grammar more books like this by St Read (Editor) add to wishlist This book presents the very latest research on the medieval use of sophisms in logical and grammatical investigation by twenty-three of the leading experts in Europe and beyond. Important insights into the genre of sophismatic treatises have been gained only very recently, and the organisation of the European Symposium on this topic in 1990 led to ... see all copies from $143.38! new only from $143.38! \| SVS
16 view cover	Ockham's Theory of Propositions: Part II of the Summa Logicae more books like this by William add to wishlist In this work Ockham proposes a theory of simple predication, which he then uses in explicating the truth conditions of progressively more complicated kinds of propositions. His discussion includes what he takes to be the correct semantic treatment of quantified propositions, past tense and future tense propositions, and modal propositions, all of ... see all copies from $24.83! new only from $24.83! \| SVS
17	The logic of John Buridan : acts of the 3rd European Symposium on Medieval Logic and Semantics, Copenhagen 16.-21. November 1975 more books like this by Jan Pinborg add to wishlist see all copies from $17.99! new only from $17.99!
18 view cover	Medieval Formal Logic more books like this by Mikko Yrjonsuuri, Mikko Yrjc6nsuuri (Editor), Mikko Yrjvnsuuri (Editor) add to wishlist Central topics in medieval logic are here treated in a way that is congenial to the modern reader, without compromising historical reliability. The achievements of medieval logic are made available to a wider philosophical public then the medievalists themselves. The three genres of logica moderna arising in a later Middle Ages are covered: ... see all copies from $81.32! new only from $81.32! \| SVS
19 view cover	Logic, Theology, and Poetry in Boethius, Abelard, and Alan of Lille: Words in the Absence of Things more books like this by Eileen C Sweeney add to wishlist A study of of the major logical, philosophical/theological, and poetic writings of Boethius, Abelard, and Alan of Lille. see all copies from $65.15! new only from $65.15!
20 view cover	From a Topical Point of View: Dialectic in Anselm of Canterbury's de Grammatico more books like this by Peter Boschung add to wishlist This study of Anselm of Canterbury's enigmatic work "De grammatico" provides a perspective both on Anselm's thought and the history of medieval dialectic immediately prior to the renaissance of dialectic in the 12th century. The first part of the book examines Anselm's notion of dialectic and illustrates the role of "De grammatico" in the context ... see all copies from $61.66! new only from $132.96!
21	Studies in Medieval Philosophy, Science, and Logic: Collected Papers, 1933-1969 more books like this by Ernest A Moody add to wishlist see all copies from $19.99! first editions
22	The Propositional Logic of Boethius more books like this by Karl Durr add to wishlist see all copies from $4.56! first editions
23	Logica Magna: Fascicule VI Part 2: Tractatus de Veritate Et Falsitate Propositionis Et Tractatus de Significato Propositionis more books like this by Of Venice Paul, Paolo, Marilyn McCord Adams (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $8.41! first editions
24 view cover	Die Syncategoremata Des Wilhelm Von Sherwood: Kommentierung Und Historische Einordnung more books like this by Raina Kirchhoff add to wishlist In modern linguistics one usually differentiates between content words and function words. But most people do not know that this differentiation does not have its root in modern times. And also it cannot be found in antiquity in this form. see all copies from $136.00! new only from $136.00!
25 view cover	Medieval Modal Systems: Problems and Concepts more books like this by Paul Thom add to wishlist This text explores noteworthy approaches to modal syllogistic adopted by medieval logicians including Abelard, Albert the Great, Avicenna, Averroes, Jean Buridan, Richard Campsall, Robert Kilwardby and William of Ockham. The book situates these approaches in relation to Aristotle's discussion in the Prior and Posterior Analytics, and other parts ... see all copies from $80.16! new only from $80.16!

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