John Buridan - Summulae de Dialectica (US HB - 2001)

Buridan, John - Klima, Gyula

ISBN 10: 0300084250 / ISBN 13: 9780300084252

Published by Yale Univeristy Press, 2001

About this Item

US hardback first impression thus, with introduction and annotated translation by Gyula Klima. Good+ wine-coloured cloth, No jacket, probably as issued.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1754829112372

Bibliographic Details

• Title: John Buridan - Summulae de Dialectica (US HB - 2001)
• Publisher: Yale Univeristy Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300084250
• ISBN 13: 9780300084252
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

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 doctrine spread rapidly and for some two hundred years was dominant at many European universities. His work is of increasing interest today not only to historians of medieval philosophy but also to modern philosophers, several of whom find in Buridan's ideas important clues to problems of contemporary philosophy. Gyula Klima provides a substantial introduction to Buridan's life and work and discusses his place in the history of logic. Through extensive notes Klima assists philosopher and medievalist alike to read Buridan with understanding and insight. Those with a philosophical interest in the relations among the structures of language, thought, and reality will find much to ponder in the Summulae.

Review

"An excellent translation of an important work." -- E. J. Ashworth, author of Language and Logic in the Post-Medieval Period