The Second International Conference on Medieval Philosophy was held in August 2006 at Porto Alegre, Brazil. The 14 papers--eight in English--do not particularly contribute to the recent historizing of
This volume collects essays which are thematically connected through the work of Kent Emery Jr., to whom the volume is dedicated. A main focus lies on the attempts to bridge the gap between mysticism
Will is understood as the ability of an agent to reflect on and define aims freely, and to act upon and pursue them methodically and steadfastly. For the first time this volume examines in detail the
