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History of Medieval Philosophy

Maurice de Wulf

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History of Medieval Philosophy is a huge work by Maurice de Wulf published in 1909. The books aims at placing European philosophical thoughts and schools in their proper historical setting. The numerous philosophical systems of the Middle Ages are described and traced to their mutual doctrinal relations. The intimate connections of the medieval with the ancient Grecian philosophies are outlined, notably the importance of Neoplatonic influences on medieval philosophy and mysticism and later the philosophies of the Renaissance period. History of Medieval Philosophy is a great book if you are looking for a historical overview of European philosophy and if you want to dig into topics such as German mysticism, renaissance philosophers, Platonic revival of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Naturalism, The Thomis School, The Terminist School, Spanish Scholasticism and the clash between philosophy and science in the 17 century. Read more