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Magistri Symonis (?) Questiones secunde partis Doctrinalis Alexandri de Villa Dei First Critical Edition from the Manuscript with Introduction, Appendices and Indexes
Vol. 1: Aristotle’s Ontology and the Middle Ages: The Tradition of Met., Book Zeta // Vol. 2: Pauli Veneti Expositio in duodecim libros Metaphisice Aristotelis, 'Liber VII'
Andreas Speer (DPhil 1986, Habil. 1994) is Full Professor at the University of Cologne and Director of the Thomas Institute there. He works on the history of medieval philosophy (especially of the 12th and 13th centuries) and on issues in metaphysics, epistemology, natural philosophy, aesthetics and the relation of philosophy and wisdom. His publications include
The epistemic circle: Thomas Aquinas on the foundation of knowledge (2004) and
Die entdeckte Natur: Untersuchungen zu Begründungsversuchen einer "scientia naturalis" im 12. Jahrhundert (1995).
General Editor:
Andreas Speer
Editorial Board:
Wouter Goris
Kent Emery, Jr.
Georgi Kapriev
Those interested in the philosophy, theology and science of the middle ages.