Medieval Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Gives a comprehensive overview of the many traditions of medieval philosophy, over the full chronological range of the period

Discusses the importance of the religious and historical contexts of medieval philosophy

Shows how the philosophical traditions in the Middle Ages all stem from the Platonic schools of late antiquity and explains their evolution

Looks at key phlosophical figures of the time such as the Latin writers Boethius, Abelard, Duns Scotus, Dante and Pomponazzi; the Arabic writers al-Farabi, Avicenna, ibn Tufayl, Averroes and Maimonides, and Gersonides, who wrote in Hebrew