The Evolution of Medieval Thought

Preface to the 1st Edition vii
Preface to the 2nd Edition viii
Introduction to the 2nd Edition xi
PART 1 The Legacy of the Ancient World
1 Plato & Aristotle 3
2 The Later Platonists & Plotinus 15
3 St Augustine 29
4 Boethius & Dionysius 46
5 Education in the Ancient World 53
PART 2 The Renaissance of the 11th & 12th Centuries
6 The Rebirth of the Schools 65
7 The Awakening of Western Europe 72
8 The Revival of Dialectic: Berengar, Lanfranc & Anselm 85
9 The Question of Universals 98
10 Peter Abelard 106
11 The School of Chartres & John of Salisbury 120
12 The School of St Victor & St Bernard 129
PART 3 The New Universities-The Rediscovery of Aristotle
13 The Origins of the Universities 139
14 Studies, Degrees & Textbooks 156
15 The Rediscovery of Aristotle 167
16 Arabian & Jewish Philosophy 175
17 The Problems of the Soul & the Process of Cognition 187
PART 4 The Achievement of the 13th Century
18 The Philosophical Revolution of the 13th Century 201
19 The Franciscan School at Paris 213
20 Albert the Great 226
21 St Thomas Aquinas 231
22 Siger of Brabant & the Faculty of Arts 244
23 England in the 13th Century 252
PART 5 The Breakdown of the Medieval Synthesis
24 The Aftermath of Aristotle 265
25 Henry of Ghent & Duns Scotus 274
26 The Breakdown of the Synthesis 283
27 William of Ockham 290
28 The Harvest of Nominalism 298
Epilogue 307
Suggestions for Further Reading 311
Index