The problem of love in the Middle Ages a historical contribution / by Pierre Rousselot ; translated and with an introduction by Alan Vincelette ; reviewed and corrected by Pol Vandevelde.

Author/creator Rousselot, Pierre
Other author Vandevelde, Pol.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMilwaukee : Marquette University Press,
Description277 p. ; 22 cm.
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Uniform titlePour l'histoire du problème de l'amour au moyen âge. English
SeriesMarquette studies in philosophy ; no. 24
Collected philosophical works of Pierre Rousselot ; v. 2
Rousselot, Pierre, 1878-1915. Works. Selections. English. 1998 ; v. 2. ^A718915
Marquette studies in philosophy ; #24. ^A360983
Contents Thomist solution to the problem of love -- Remarks on the elements of the Thomist solution in Greek and medieval thought -- Two medieval sketches of the physical theory -- First characteristic : duality of the lover and the beloved -- Second characteristic : the violence of love -- Third characteristic : irrational love -- Fourth characteristic : love as the final end -- Appendix 1: The postulation of the problem of love in the first scholastics -- Appendix 2: The formal identification of love and understanding in William of St. Thierry.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [254]-263) and indexes.
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LCCN 2001006105
ISBN0874626234 (pbk. : alk. paper)