文档介绍：REPRESENTATION AND OBJECTS OF THOUGHT
IN MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
The notions of mental representation and intentionality are central to contemporary
philosophy of mind and it is usually assumed that these notions, if not originated, at
least were made essential to the philosophy of mind by Descartes in the seventeenth
century. The authors in this book challenge this assumption and show that the
history of these ideas can be traced back to the medieval period. In bringing out the
contrasts and similarities between early modern and medieval discussions of mental
representation the authors conclude that there is no clear dividing line between
western late medieval and early modern philosophy; that they in fact represent one
continuous tradition in the philosophy of mind.
ASHGATE STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
Series Editors
John Marenbon, Trinity College, Cambridge, UK
Scott MacDonald, Cornell University, USA
Christopher J. Martin, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Simo Knuuttila, Academy of Finland and the University of Helsinki, Finland
The study of medieval philosophy is flourishing as never before. Historically precise
and philosophically informed research is opening up this large but still relatively
unknown part of philosophy’s past, revealing – in many cases for the first time – the
nature of medieval thinkers’ arguments and the significance of their philosophical
achievements. Ashgate Studies in Medieval Philosophy presents some of the best of
this new work, both from established figures and younger scholars. Chronologically,
the series stretches from to and forward to the scholastic philosophers of
sixteenth and early seventeenth century Spain and Portugal. The series passes
both the Western Latin tradition, and the Byzantine, Jewish and Islamic traditions.
Authors all share mitment both to historical accuracy and to careful analysis of
arguments of a kind which makes prehensible to modern readers, esp