A Companion to Angels in Medieval Philosophy

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Tobias Hoffmann
BRILL, Aug 3, 2012 - Philosophy - 335 pages
Angels, separate substances, metaphysics, time, knowledge, language, free will
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Aquinas on the Demonstrability of Angels
13
Metaphysical Composition of Angels in BonaventureAquinas and Godfrey of Fontaines
45
The Individuation of Angels from Bonaventureto Duns Scotus
79
Bonaventure to Duns Scotus
117
Angelic Knowledge in Aquinas and Bonaventure
149
Duns Scotus on Angelic Knowledge
187
Angelic Language and Communication
223
Augustine and Anselm on Angelic Sin
261
Theories of Angelic Sin from Aquinas to Ockham
283
Bibliography
317
Index of Manuscripts
331
Index of Names
332
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Tobias Hoffmann, Ph.D. (1999) in Philosophy, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America. He has published extensively on practical philosophy and metaphysics, especially in Aquinas, Henry of Ghent, and Duns Scotus.