Medieval Metaphysics Archive
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Why Study J.R.R. Tolkien?
Posted on December 13, 2012 | No CommentsIn order to write a fantasy novel you have to commit to metaphysics - you have to create a world, that world has to have a certain consistency, it has to have ontology, what is being in that world, what is it ethics in that world - and Tolkien is particular interested in these metaphysical questions. -
Exploring the Connections between Metaphysics and Political Thought in the Age of Wyclif and Gerson
Posted on November 22, 2012 | No CommentsRussell focuses on how important late medieval thinkers such as John Wyclif (c. 1320 – 1384) and Jean Gerson (1363–1429) understood metaphysics and how this had an instrumental effect on their political thought.
