The Essence of Medieval Philosophy takes a comprehensive look at the ideas that define Western Philosophy's most enduring, though least understood era - the Medieval Period. In addition to offering in-depth examinations of the era's most renowned philosophers, the book presents detailed reviews of some the era's greatest works. Included in the book are extensive reviews of the following works: * Augustine: Confessions and City of God * Boethius: Consolation of Philosophy * Anselm: Proslogion * Thomas Aquinas: Treatise on the One God and Treatise on Man (from the Summa Theologiae) * Bonaventure: The Soul's Journey Into God * Duns Scotus: A Treatise on God as First Principle and the Ordinatio * Roger Bacon: Opus Majus * William of Ockham: Summa totius Logicae