The problem of love in the Middle Ages a historical contribution /

Rousselot, Pierre, 1878-1915.

The problem of love in the Middle Ages a historical contribution / [electronic resource] : by Pierre Rousselot ; translated and with an introdction by Alan Vincelette ; reviewed and corrected by Pol Vandevelde. - Milwaukee, Wis. : Marquette University Press, 2001. - 277 p. - Marquette studies in philosophy ; no. 24. Collected philosophical works of Pierre Rousselot ; v. 2. . - Marquette studies in philosophy ; #24. .

Thomist solution to the problem of love -- Remarks on the elements of the Thomist solution in Greek and medieval thought -- Two medieval sketches of the physical theory -- First characteristic : duality of the lover and the beloved -- Second characteristic : the violence of love -- Third characteristic : irrational love -- Fourth characteristic : love as the final end.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015.


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Philosophy, Medieval.
Love--History--To 1500.
Love--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

B738.L68 / R68 2001

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