ABSTRACT

Focussing on individuals whose ideas shaped intellectual life between 400 and 1500, Fifty Key Medieval Thinkers is an accessible introduction to those religious, philosophical and political concepts central to the medieval worldview. Including such diverse figures as Bede and Wyclif, each entry presents a biographical outline, a list of works and a summary of their main theories, alongside suggestions for further reading. Chronologically arranged, and with an introductory essay which presents important themes in context, this volume is an invaluable reference tool for all students of Medieval Europe.

chapter |11 pages

Augustine of Hippo

chapter |7 pages

Jerome c.345–420

chapter |3 pages

PS-Dionysius c.500

chapter |5 pages

Boethius c.480–524

chapter |5 pages

Bede 672/3–735

chapter |3 pages

Peter Damian 1007–72

chapter |3 pages

Maimonides 1138–1204

chapter |6 pages

Peter Abelard 1079–1142

chapter |4 pages

Peter Lombard c. 1100–60

chapter |4 pages

Roger Bacon c.1214/20–92

chapter |3 pages

Bonaventure c. 1217–1274

chapter |7 pages

Thomas Aquinas 1224/5–74

chapter |8 pages

John Wyclif c.1329–84

chapter |4 pages

Pierre D'Ailly 1350–1420

chapter |4 pages

Jean Gerson 1363–1429

chapter |2 pages

Nicholas of CUSA 1401–64

chapter |3 pages

Gabriel Biel c.1420–95