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This book sets out to examine the medieval understanding of Aristotle's famous discussion of “weakness of the will” (akrasia, incontinentia) in the seventh book of his Nicomachean Ethics.
The medieval views are outlined primarily on the basis of the commentaries on Aristotle's Ethics by Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, Walter Burley, Gerald Odonis and John Buridan. An investigation of the earlier Augustinian discussion concerning reluctant actions (invitus facere) rounds out the study.
The recent studies of weakness of the will have neglected the medieval philosophers. The present volume fills this gap in historical research and shows that especially the conceptual refinement of the fourteenth-century discussion makes contributions that are comparable to those of twentieth-century philosophers.
The medieval views are outlined primarily on the basis of the commentaries on Aristotle's Ethics by Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, Walter Burley, Gerald Odonis and John Buridan. An investigation of the earlier Augustinian discussion concerning reluctant actions (invitus facere) rounds out the study.
The recent studies of weakness of the will have neglected the medieval philosophers. The present volume fills this gap in historical research and shows that especially the conceptual refinement of the fourteenth-century discussion makes contributions that are comparable to those of twentieth-century philosophers.
Price: $248.00
Pages: 208
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters
Publication Date:
01 September 1994
ISBN: 9789004099944
Format: Other
'...clear, well-written book...'
P.L. Urban Jr., Choice, 1995.
'This book is a valuable introduction to medieval literature on akrasia, and deserves to be consulted by anyone with an interest in the history of that problem.'
Jack Zupko, The Review of Metaphysics, 1995.
'L'auteur développe avec une belle acribie ce thème complexe du dialogue de la raison avec la volonté.'
Camille Bérubé, Collectanea Franciscana, 1995.
'Ainsi, par son ouvrage, M. Saarinen apporte incontestablement une contribution décisive à l'histoire de ce thème dans la pensé occidentale.'
Jacques Follon, Comptes Rendu.
P.L. Urban Jr., Choice, 1995.
'This book is a valuable introduction to medieval literature on akrasia, and deserves to be consulted by anyone with an interest in the history of that problem.'
Jack Zupko, The Review of Metaphysics, 1995.
'L'auteur développe avec une belle acribie ce thème complexe du dialogue de la raison avec la volonté.'
Camille Bérubé, Collectanea Franciscana, 1995.
'Ainsi, par son ouvrage, M. Saarinen apporte incontestablement une contribution décisive à l'histoire de ce thème dans la pensé occidentale.'
Jacques Follon, Comptes Rendu.
Risto Saarinen, Doctor of Theology (1988), University of Helsinki, is Professor at the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg, France. He has published on late medieval philosophy, the Lutheran Reformation and ecumenical theology.