Philosophy and Civilization in the Middle Ages The Biter Bit

The Biter Bit

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Marianne Dashwood

Philosophy and Civilization in the Middle Ages The Biter BitThis classic study by a distinguished scholar surveys the major philosophical trends and thinkers of a vital period in Western civilization. Based on Maurice DeWulf's celebrated Princeton University lectures, it offers an accessible view of medieval history, covering scholastic, ecclesiastic, classicist, and secular thought in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. From Anselm and Abelard to Thomas Aquinas and William of Occam, it chronicles the