Böcker av Jorge J. E. Gracia

The intellectual autobiography of a leading figure in the field of Latin American philosophy.

Prologue 1. Introduction: The Problem of IndividuationJorge J. E. Gracia 2. The Legacy of the Early Middle AgesJorge J. E. Gracia 3. The Islamic Background: Avicenna (b. 980; d. 1037) and Averroes (b. 1126; d. 1198)Allan Bäck 4. The Jewish Tradition: Maimonides (b. 1135; d. 1204), Gersonides (b. 1288; d. 1344), and Bedersi (b. 1270; d. 1340)Tamar M. Rudavsky 5. Albert the Great (b. 1200; d. 1280)Jeremiah M. G. Hackett 6. Roger Bacon (b. ca. 1214/20; d. 1292)Jeremiah M. G. Hackett 7. Bonaventure (b. ca. 1216; d. 1274)Peter O. King 8. Thomas Aquinas (b. ca. 1225; d. 1274)Joseph Owens 9. Henry of Ghent (b. ca. 1217; d. 1293)Stephen F. Brown 10. Godfrey of Fontaines (b. ca. 1250; d. 1306/09), Peter of Auvergne (d. 1303), and John Baconthorpe (d. 1345/48)John F. Wippel 11. James of Viterbo (b. ca. 1255; d. 1308)John F. Wippel 12. John Duns Scotus (b. ca. 1265; d. 1308)Allan B. Wolter 13. Hervaeus Natalis (b. 1250/60; d. 1323) and Richard of Mediavilla (b. 1245/49; d. 1302/07)Mark G. Henninger 14. Durand of Saint Pourçain (b. ca. 1270; d. 1334)Mark G. Henninger 15. Henry of Harclay (b. ca. 1270; d. 1317)Mark G. Henninger 16. Walter Burley (b. ca. 1275; d. 1344 or later)Ivan Boh 17. William of Ockham (b. ca. 1285; d. 1347)Armand A. Maurer 18. Jean Buridan (b. ca. 1295/1300; d. after 1358)Peter O. King 19. Cardinal Cajetan (Thomas De Vio) (b. 1468; d. 1534) and Giles of Rome (b. ca. 1243/47; d. 1316)Linda Peterson 20. Chrysostom Javellus (b. 1472; d. 1538) and Francis Sylvester Ferrara (b. 1474; d. 1526)Mauricio Beuchot 21. Francis Suárez (b. 1548; d. 1617)Jorge J. E. Gracia22. John of Saint Thomas (b. 1589; d. 1644) Jorge J. E. Gracia and John Kronen 23. The Scholastic Background of Modern Philosophy: Entitas and Individuation in LeibnizIgnacio Angelelli Epilogue: Individuation in ScholasticismJorge J. E. Gracia Bibliography Sigla Contributors Index of Authors Index of Subjects

In this book, distinguished philosopher Jorge J.E. Gracia reflects on his family and life in Cuba before the Castro Revolution. Through his stories the author hopes to entice historians, philosophers, writers, teachers, and others to pursue the study of Cuban society during that important period in the history of the island.

An anthology of Latin American philosophers in English. Besides the contemporary period, it includes key texts from the colonial and independent period to provide the reader with some historical background. It is divided into four sections - Colonial Beginnings and Independence, Philosophical Anthropology, Values, and The Search for Identity.