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A Companion to Albert the Great
Theology, Philosophy, and the Sciences
Series: - Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition, Volume: 38
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Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus; d. 1280) is one of the most prolific authors of the Middle Ages, and the only scholar to be known as âthe Greatâ during his own lifetime. As the only Scholastic to to have commented upon all the works of Aristotle, Albert is also known as the Universal Doctor (Doctor Universalis) for his encyclopedic intellect, which enabled him to make important contributions not only to Christian theology but also to natural science and philosophy. The contributions to this omnibus volume will introduce students of philosophy, science, and theology to the current state of research and multiple perspectives on the work of Albert the Great.
Contributors include Jan A. Aertsen, Henryk Anzulewicz, Benedict M. Ashley, Miguel de Asúa, Steven Baldner, Amos Bertolacci, Thérèse Bonin, Maria Burger, Markus Führer, Dagmar Gottschall, Jeremiah Hackett, Anthony Lo Bello, Isabelle Moulin, Timothy Noone, MikoÅaj Olszewski, B.B. Price, Irven M. Resnick, Francisco J. Romero Carrasquillo, H. Darrel Rutkin, Steven C. Snyder, Michael W. Tkacz, Martin J. Tracey, Bruno Tremblay, David Twetten, Rosa E. Vargas and Gilla Wöllmer
Contributors include Jan A. Aertsen, Henryk Anzulewicz, Benedict M. Ashley, Miguel de Asúa, Steven Baldner, Amos Bertolacci, Thérèse Bonin, Maria Burger, Markus Führer, Dagmar Gottschall, Jeremiah Hackett, Anthony Lo Bello, Isabelle Moulin, Timothy Noone, MikoÅaj Olszewski, B.B. Price, Irven M. Resnick, Francisco J. Romero Carrasquillo, H. Darrel Rutkin, Steven C. Snyder, Michael W. Tkacz, Martin J. Tracey, Bruno Tremblay, David Twetten, Rosa E. Vargas and Gilla Wöllmer
Irven M. Resnick, Ph.D. (1983) in Religious Studies, University of Virginia, is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He has published extensively on Albert the Great and translated several of his scientific commentaries.
"This volume is the single best introduction to Albert the Great in English and constitutes a comprehensive study of his thought." - John T. Slotemaker, Fairfield University, in: Religious Studies Review, Vol. 39, No. 4 (December 2013), p. 278
"Insgesamt kann man feststellen, dass der Band mit dem Vorhaben, dem gesamten Denken Alberts des GroÃen gerecht zu werden, durchaus Erfolg hat. Auch wenn er letzten Endes nicht für Anfänger gedacht ist, so muss man dem Herausgeber Achtung für den Mut zollen, einen so komplexen und schwierigen Denker in ein letztlich immer noch handliches Format gebracht zu haben ohne auf Grundlegendes verzichten zu müssen." - Jörg Alejandro Tellkamp, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, in: Das Mittelalter, 20:1 (2015), 213-214
"Insgesamt kann man feststellen, dass der Band mit dem Vorhaben, dem gesamten Denken Alberts des GroÃen gerecht zu werden, durchaus Erfolg hat. Auch wenn er letzten Endes nicht für Anfänger gedacht ist, so muss man dem Herausgeber Achtung für den Mut zollen, einen so komplexen und schwierigen Denker in ein letztlich immer noch handliches Format gebracht zu haben ohne auf Grundlegendes verzichten zu müssen." - Jörg Alejandro Tellkamp, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, in: Das Mittelalter, 20:1 (2015), 213-214
Abbreviations and Conventions
Albert the Great: Biographical Introduction
Irven M. Resnick
PART ONE: THEOLOGY
The Systematic Theology of Albert the Great
Henryk Anzulewicz
The Nature of Theology According to Albert the Great
MikoÅaj Olszewski
Albert the GreatâMariology
Maria Burger
Albert the Great and Mystical Epistemology
Markus Führer
PART TWO: PHILOSOPHY
Introduction to Albertâs Philosophical Work
David Twetten and Steven Baldner
Albertâs Physics
David Twetten, Steven Baldner, and Steven C. Snyder
Albert the Great and His Botany
Gilla Wöllmer
War and Peace: Medicine and Natural Philosophy in Albert The Great
Miguel de Asúa
Anthropology: Albert the Great On the Cogitative Power
Benedict M. Ashley, OP
Anthropology: The Concept of Man in Albert the Great
Henryk Anzulewicz
The Moral Thought of Albert the Great
Martin J. Tracey
Albert the Great and Mathematics
Anthony Lo Bello
Interpreting Albert the Great on Astronomy
B.B. Price
Albert the Great and the Speculum astronomiae: The State of the Research at the Beginning of the 21st Century
Jeremiah Hackett
Astrology and Magic
H. Darrel Rutkin
Albert the Great on Logic, Knowledge, and Science
Michael W. Tkacz
Albert the Great on Metaphysics
Introduction
Francisco J. Romero Carrasquillo, David Twetten, and Bruno Tremblay.
Albert on the Subject of Metaphysics
Timothy Noone
Metaphysics and its Relation to Theology in Albertâs Thought
Henryk Anzulewicz
Albert on Metaphysics as First and Most Certain Philosophy
Bruno Tremblay
Plato and Platonic/Neoplatonic Sources in Albert
Henryk Anzulewicz
Albertâs Use of Avicenna and Islamic Philosophy
Amos Bertolacci
Albertâs Doctrine on the Transcendentals
Jan A. Aertsen
Albert and the Triplex universale
Timothy Noone
Albert on Being and Beings: The Doctrine of Esse
Rosa E. Vargas
Albertâs Doctrine on Substance
Isabelle Moulin
Albertâs Arguments for the Existence of God and the Primary Causes
David Twetten
Albertâs De causis and the Creation of Being
Thérèse Bonin
Causality and Emanation in Albert
Isabelle Moulin and David Twetten
PART THREE: EPILOGUE
Albertâs Contributions to or Influence on Vernacular Literatures
Dagmar Gottschall
Contributor Biographies
Bibliography
Index
Albert the Great: Biographical Introduction
Irven M. Resnick
PART ONE: THEOLOGY
The Systematic Theology of Albert the Great
Henryk Anzulewicz
The Nature of Theology According to Albert the Great
MikoÅaj Olszewski
Albert the GreatâMariology
Maria Burger
Albert the Great and Mystical Epistemology
Markus Führer
PART TWO: PHILOSOPHY
Introduction to Albertâs Philosophical Work
David Twetten and Steven Baldner
Albertâs Physics
David Twetten, Steven Baldner, and Steven C. Snyder
Albert the Great and His Botany
Gilla Wöllmer
War and Peace: Medicine and Natural Philosophy in Albert The Great
Miguel de Asúa
Anthropology: Albert the Great On the Cogitative Power
Benedict M. Ashley, OP
Anthropology: The Concept of Man in Albert the Great
Henryk Anzulewicz
The Moral Thought of Albert the Great
Martin J. Tracey
Albert the Great and Mathematics
Anthony Lo Bello
Interpreting Albert the Great on Astronomy
B.B. Price
Albert the Great and the Speculum astronomiae: The State of the Research at the Beginning of the 21st Century
Jeremiah Hackett
Astrology and Magic
H. Darrel Rutkin
Albert the Great on Logic, Knowledge, and Science
Michael W. Tkacz
Albert the Great on Metaphysics
Introduction
Francisco J. Romero Carrasquillo, David Twetten, and Bruno Tremblay.
Albert on the Subject of Metaphysics
Timothy Noone
Metaphysics and its Relation to Theology in Albertâs Thought
Henryk Anzulewicz
Albert on Metaphysics as First and Most Certain Philosophy
Bruno Tremblay
Plato and Platonic/Neoplatonic Sources in Albert
Henryk Anzulewicz
Albertâs Use of Avicenna and Islamic Philosophy
Amos Bertolacci
Albertâs Doctrine on the Transcendentals
Jan A. Aertsen
Albert and the Triplex universale
Timothy Noone
Albert on Being and Beings: The Doctrine of Esse
Rosa E. Vargas
Albertâs Doctrine on Substance
Isabelle Moulin
Albertâs Arguments for the Existence of God and the Primary Causes
David Twetten
Albertâs De causis and the Creation of Being
Thérèse Bonin
Causality and Emanation in Albert
Isabelle Moulin and David Twetten
PART THREE: EPILOGUE
Albertâs Contributions to or Influence on Vernacular Literatures
Dagmar Gottschall
Contributor Biographies
Bibliography
Index
All those interested in medieval philosophy, science, and theology, and in Albert the Greatâs influence thereon, through his original works and his commentaries upon Aristotle and upon Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.