Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy

1. ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baġdādī

   • Cecilia Martini Bonadeo

2. Abū L-Barakāt al-Baġdādī

   • Roxanne D. Marcotte

3. Adam Wodeham

   • Stephen E. Lahey

4. Aesthetics

   • John Marenbon

5. Albertism

   • Maarten J. F. M. Hoenen

6. Alchemy in the Arab World

   • Paola Carusi

7. Alchemy in the Latin World

   • Sébastien Moureau

8. Alexander of Aphrodisias and Arabic Aristotelianism

   • Charles Genequand

9. Alexander of Hales

   • Christopher Cullen

10. al-ʿĀmirī, Abū l-Ḥasan

    • Elvira Wakelnig

11. Anselm of Canterbury

    • Toivo J. Holopainen

12. Aristotelianism in the Greek, Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Hebrew Traditions

    • John Marenbon

13. Aristotle, Arabic: Physics

    • Carmela Baffioni

14. Aristotle, Arabic: Poetics

    • Carmela Baffioni

15. Arnaldus de Villanova

    • Manfred Gerwing

16. Atomism

    • Aurélien Robert

17. Augustine in Byzantium

    • John A. Demetracopoulos

18. Augustine of Ancona

    • Arthur Stephen McGrade

19. Avicebron

    • Marienza Benedetto

20. Barlaam of Calabria

    • John A. Demetracopoulos

Research on medieval philosophy has advanced greatly in the last thirty years, but there has not been a comprehensive encyclopedia summarizing the current research available. This two-volume reference work fills that void.

The Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy covers all areas of philosophy in the Middle Ages and part of the Renaissance, ranging from 500 to 1500 CE. It contains general entries on medieval philosophers and medieval philosophies and on the key terms and concepts in the subject area, but it also provides more in-depth details and analyses of particular theories. Furthermore, in order to gain an insight into the social and cultural context of the material, entries are included on the teaching of philosophy, the career of philosophers, and the place of philosophy within the universities.

Complete with cross-references between key words and related essays to enable efficient searches, this Encyclopedia is exhaustive, unprecedented, and user-friendly. It is indispensable for scholars of medieval philosophy and of the history of ideas, and it is also useful for anyone interested in medieval ideas and thought.

• Anselm of Canterbury
• Augustine
• Boethius
• Peter Abelard
• The Carolingian Period

• London, Canada

  Henrik Lagerlund

Henrik Lagerlund is Professor of History of Philosophy at Stockholm University in Sweden. He was previously Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Philosophy Department at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He works primarily on Medieval and Renaissance philosophy, but has also written on Aristotle and Leibniz. He has written several articles and books, including the recent Skepticism in Philosophy: A Comprehensive, Historical Introduction (Routledge, 2020). His other publications include the books Modal Syllogistics in the Middle Ages (2000), Rethinking the History of Skepticism (2010), and Representation and Objects of Thought in Medieval Philosophy (2008). He is also editor of The Routledge Companion to Sixteenth Century Philosophy (2017).

Section Editors for Second Edition:

Professor Cristina D’Ancona, University of Pisa, Italy
Professor Christina van Dyke, Calvin College, USA
Associate Professor Gloria Frost, University of St. Thomas, USA
Professor Katerina Ierodiakonou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Professor Jill Kraye, Warburg Institute, University of London, United Kingdom
Professor John Marenbon, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Professor Tamar Rudavsky, Ohio State University, USA

Section Editors for First Edition:

Professor Cristina D’Ancona, University of Pisa, Italy
Professor Katerina Ierodiakonou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Professor Bonnie Kent, UC Irvine, USA
Professor Peter King, University of Toronto, Canada
Professor Simo Knuuttila, University of Helsinki, Finland
Professor Jill Kraye, Warburg Institute, University of London, United Kingdom
Professor Alain de Libera, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Professor Alfonso Maierù, University of Rome, "La Sapienza", Italy
Professor John Marenbon, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Professor Emeritus A. S. McGrade, University of Connecticut, US
Professor Dominik Perler, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany
Professor Tamar Rudavsky, Ohio State University, USA
Professor Hans Thijssen, Radbout Universiteit Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Professor Rega Wood, Stanford University, USA

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