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1、a.s.mCgradeIntroductionThestudyofmedievalphilosophyisflourishing,aswitnesstheselectivebibliographyforthisbook.Andyet,fromsomephilo-sophicalviewpoints–analytic,continental,orscience-oriented–thesubjectofthisvolumecanstillseemremote.Whereontologyrecapit-ulatesphilology,or
2、Daseinreplacesbeingandessence,ornaturalismneedsnoarguing,theimmersionofmedievalthinkersinquestionsabouteternity,God,andtheimmaterialityofintellectcanseemin-comprehensible,ifoccasionallyintriguing.ThisCompanionseekstoenhancefascinationwhilediminishingincomprehension.Thec
3、on-tributorshopetobringreadersintomedievaldiscussionsasdirectlyaspossible,enablingthemtoappreciateforthemselvesthephilo-sophicalmotivesinstigatingthesediscussionsandtheboldness,sub-tlety,andanalyticrigorwithwhichtheywerecarriedon.Theaimistoexhibitthevarietyandfreshnesso
4、fmedievalapproachestoproblemsratherthantoevaluatesolutions.Thisisnottodenythattimelesstruthcanbefoundinthematerialpresented.Manystudentsofmedievalmetaphysicswouldholdthatthedisciplinehadenteredon“thesurepathofascience,”inKant’sphrase,severalcenturiesbe-foreKantrestricte
5、ditsscopetolayingbaretheconditionsofpossibleexperience(andwouldattributeKant’sdismissalofearliereffortsas“randomgroping”totypicalEnlightenmentignoranceofmedievalthought).Weareconvinced,however,thattheinsightsofmedievalphilosophyappearmostclearlyinthemidstofthediscussion
6、sinwhichthemedievalsthemselvessoughtthem.Medievaltreatmentsofphilosophicalproblemsarenotasaruleeasytogetthrough.Ifthatwereso,therewouldbenoneedforthisvolume.Wehopetodemonstratethatthemedievaldiscussionsarewellworthgettinginto.1CambridgeCompanionsOnline©CambridgeUniversi
7、tyPress,20062a.s.mCgradeentrypointsThestrangenessofmedievalphilosophyshouldnotbeexaggerated.Agreatdealofwhatispresentedherecanreadilybeengagedwithbyreadersinaphilosophicallycurrentframeofmind.Thisisdueingoodmeasuretothefactthatrecentphilosophyhascaughtupwithsomecharacte
8、risticmedievalinterests.Herearesomeexam-ples.Thehighesteemnowenjoyedbymedievallogicrestspartlyonthebrillianceo
