The Word in Medieval Logic, Theology and Psychology: Acts of the XIIIth International Colloquium of the Société Internationale pour l’Étude de la Philosophie Médiévale, Kyoto, 27 September-1 October 2005

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The holding of the 2005 annual colloquium of the SIEPM in Kyoto, Japan, presented the opportunity to explore the very foundations of communication: the word in all its aspects. Whether mental concepts, as Aristotle had claimed, were the same for all people, whether from the East or the West; how these mental concepts were transformed into words; how words affected the concepts (e.g. in regard to the colour spectrum); how angels communicated with one another, and whether any words were appropriate for talking about God; whether words for things arise merely from convention, or have an essential relationship to what they describe; what exactly do the words for individuals, species and genera describe; why words can have powerful effects; what is the relationship between the inner word and the spoken word. The essays in this volume explore these questions largely from the texts of medieval Western philosophers and theologians from Boethius to Meister Eckhart, but some Hebrew and Arabic texts are also taken into consideration. The contexts range from the lively debates in the Parisian schools of the early twelfth century, through the subtle arguments of thirteenth and fourteenth century scholars, to mystical writings of the fifteenth century. Running as a thread through the essays are the translations and commentaries of Boethius on the Vetus logica of Aristotle, and the divine word of the Bible. The combination of contributions of Japanese scholars with both younger and more established scholars from the Western tradition ensures a rich and varied approach to this subject. Front matter (“Table of Contents”), p. i Free Access Introduction, p. 1 Tesuro Shimizu https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1108 The Augustinian Threefold Word and Angelic Mental Speech, p. 15 Irène Rosier-Catach https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1109 Words for Color: Naming, Signifying and Identifying Color in the Theologies of Roger Bacon and His Contemporaries, p. 49 Katherine H. Tachau https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1110 Logic and Grammar in Boethius: A Logical Analysis of the Parts of Speech, p. 65 Taki Suto https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1111 Vocales Revisited, p. 81 Yukio Iwakuma https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1112 Imposition and Essence: What’s New In Abaelard’s Theory of Meaning?, p. 173 Christopher J. Martin https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1113 The Theory and Practice of Powerful Words in Medieval Magical Texts, p. 215 Charles Burnett https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1114 Logic, Theology and the Beginning of Medieval Jewish Philosophy, p. 233 Steven Harvey https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1115 Thomas Aquinas, Being and Actuality, p. 245 Yoshinori Ueeda https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1116 Verbum, Thomas Aquinas and the Via negativa, p. 261 Matthew Kostelecky https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1117 Verbum and Epistemic Justification in Thomas Aquinas, p. 273 Shinsuke Kawazoe https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1118 The Mental Word in Duns Scotus and Some of His Contemporaries, p. 291 Richard Cross https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1119 Meaning and Essence in Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus and William of Ockham, p. 333 Simo Knuuttila https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1120 Verbe, signe, concept: L’effacement du verbe intérieur au XIVe siècle, p. 347 Joël Biard https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1121 Verbum mentis — Vox clamantis: The Notion of the Mental Word in Twelfth-Century Theology, p. 365 Luisa Valente https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1122 Langage negatif et negativité chez Maître Eckhart, p. 403 Alain de Libera https://doi.org/10.1484/M.RPM-EB.3.1123 Back matter (“Index of Manuscripts”, “Index of Ancient and Medieval Names”, “Index of Modern and Contemporary Authors”), p. 429