John Buridan – Portrait of a Fourteenth–Century Arts Master: Publications in Medieval Studies

“John Buridan: Portrait of a Fourteenth-Century Arts Master is a solid piece of work in the history of philosophy. It contains original and fruitful ideas and a synoptic overview that is both illuminating and enlightening. Zupko’s work is an admirable accomplishment.” —Peter King, Ohio State University

 

“Zupko’s John Buridan is a significant book. For the first time, readers get a readable and coherent overall picture of this towering medieval thinker. The book will enlighten not only newcomers to medieval philosophy but the seasoned specialist as well.” —Paul Vincent Spade, Indiana University

 

John Buridan (ca. 1300–1361) was the most famous philosophy teacher of his time, and probably the most influential. In this important new book, Jack Zupko offers the first systematic exposition of Buridan’s thought to appear in any language. Zupko uses Buridan’s own conception of the order and practice of philosophy to depict the most salient features of his thought, beginning with his views on the nature of language and logic and then illustrating their application to a series of topics in metaphysics, natural philosophy, and ethics.