Böcker i Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy-serien

Presents readings of six of the theoretical works of Cusa. It locates him in the Christian Neoplatonic tradition, demonstrating how he worked on his own synthesis of that tradition by fashioning a conjectural view of main categories of Christian thought: God, the universe, Jesus and human beings.

Comprises ten essays that mediate between Scholastic concerns and contemporary philosophical issues, and address key issues - from historical as well as substantive standpoint. The essays are written in the conviction that there is much to be learned from the schoolmen even when one fails to agree with their substantive doctrinal positions.

Examines weakness of will, or incontinence - the phenomenon of acting contrary to one's better judgment. This volume covers various major periods of western philosophy, from antiquity through the Middle Ages and from the modern period onwards. It addresses the issue from the vantage point of Libertarianism.