Logica or Summa Lamberti. - Auxerre, Lambert of
KORTE INHOUD
The thirteenth-century logician Lambert of Auxerre was well known for his Summa Lamberti, or simply Logica, written in the mid-1250s, which became an authoritative textbook on logic in the Western tradition. Our knowledge of medieval logic comes in great part from Lambert's Logica and three other texts: William of Sherwood's Introductiones in logicam, Peter of Spain's Tractatus, and Roger Bacon's Summulae dialectics. Of the four, Lambert's work is the best example of question-summas that proceed principally by asking and answering questions on the subject matter. Thomas S. Maloney's translation of Logica, the only complete translation of this work in any language, is a milestone in the study of medieval logic. More than simply a translation, Maloney's project is a critical, comprehensive study of Lambert's logic situated in the context of his contemporaries and predecessors. As such, it offers a wealth of annotation and commentary. The lengthy introduction and extensive notes to the text explain the origin, t...
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2015Uitgever: University of Notre Dame Press494 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0268035350ISBN-13: 9780268035358Koop dit boek tweedehands
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XLIX, 443 pagina's. Paperback Notre Dame [IN], University of Notre Dame 2015 [Auteur: Auxerre, Lambert of] [Jaar: 2015] [Titel: Logica or Summa Lamberti.]
