Varieties of Voluntarism in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy

This book considers different forms of voluntarism developed from the 13th to 18th centuries. By crossing the conventional dividing line between the medieval and early modern periods, the volume draws important new insights on the historical development of voluntarism.

Author: Sonja Schierbaum
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 02/06/2024
Pages: 294
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781032291062

About the Author

Sonja Schierbaum is currently leader of the Emmy Noether research group "Practical Reasons Before Kant (1720-1780)" at the University of Würzburg. She is the author of Ockham's Assumption of Mental Speech (2014) and has co-edited a volume on late-medieval conceptions of self-knowledge (with Dominik Perler, 2014).

Jörn Müller is Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at the University of Würzburg. His research focuses on practical philosophy, anthropology, and philosophical psychology. His publications include monographs on Aristotle's ethics, Albert the Great and Henry of Ghent, as well as on weakness of will from Socrates to Duns Scotus.