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Animal Rationality <UN> Investigating Medieval Philosophy Managing Editor John Marenbon Editorial Board Margaret Cameron Simo Knuuttila Martin Lenz Christopher J. Martin volume 12 The titles published in this series are listed at brill.com/imp <UN> Animal Rationality Later Medieval Theories 1250–1350 By Anselm Oelze leiden | boston <UN> The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available online at http://catalog.loc.gov lc record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2017061201 Typeface for the Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts: “Brill”. See and download: brill.com/brill-typeface. issn 1879-9787 isbn 978-90-04-36362-5 (hardback) isbn 978-90-04-36377-9 (e-book) Copyright 2018 by Koninklijke Brill nv, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill nv incorporates the imprints Brill, Brill Hes & De Graaf, Brill Nijhoff, Brill Rodopi, Brill Sense and Hotei Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill nv provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, ma 01923, usa. Fees are subject to change. This book is printed on acid-free paper and produced in a sustainable manner. <UN> To all animals ∵ <UN> <UN> Contents Preface xi Introduction 1 1 What are and Why Study Later Medieval Theories of Animal Rationality? 5 2 How to Study Later Medieval Theories? 12 3 Structure and Key Questions 16 Part 1 Animals and Rationality in the Middle Ages Introduction to Part 1 20 4 The Role of Animals in the Middle Ages 21 5 Animal Souls and Sensory Cognition 28 6 Human Souls and the Triad of Intellectual Operations 36 7 Grey Areas 44 Part 2 Universal Cognition and Concept Formation Introduction to Part 2 52 8 Estimation, Conceptualisation, and Categorisation (Thomas Aquinas) 57 9 Intentions and Quiddities (Albertus Magnus) 70 <UN> viii Contents 10 Elevated Intentions and Common Forms (Pseudo-Peter of Spain) 78 11 Vague Particulars as Universals (Roger Bacon) 82 12 Universal Desire and Experience (John Buridan) 88 13 General Mental Representations (Peter of John Olivi) 95 Part 3 Judging Introduction to Part 3 100 14 The Idea of Sensory Judgments 102 15 Natural Judgments (Thomas Aquinas) 106 16 Erroneous Judgments and Differences in Estimation (Albertus Magnus) 112 17 Reflective and Experimental Judgments (Peter of John Olivi, John Buridan) 116 18 The Ascription of Judgments and the Problem of Anthropomorphism (William of Ockham, Adam Wodeham, Gregory of Rimini) 121 Part 4 Reasoning Introduction to Part 4 132 19 Quasi-Reasoning (Thomas Aquinas, Gregory of Rimini, John Duns Scotus) 134 20 Quasi-Reasoning and Cogitation (Roger Bacon) 142 21 Imperfect Argumentations and Practical Syllogisms (Albertus Magnus) 150 <UN> Contents ix 22 Material Souls and Degrees of Reasoning (John Buridan, Nicole Oresme) 156 Part 5 Prudence Introduction to Part 5 164 23 Memory vs. Recollection (Albertus Magnus) 168 24 Incomplete and Complete Memory (Thomas Aquinas, Roger Bacon) 175 25 Foresight and Provision (Albertus Magnus, Bonaventure) 178 26 Quasi-Foresight and Quasi-Hope (Thomas Aquinas) 183 27 Operating for and towards the Future (Roger Bacon, Peter of John Olivi) 189 28 Imperfect or Particular Prudence (Albertus Magnus, Thomas Aquinas) 193 29 Prudence by Analogy (Giles of Rome, John Duns Scotus) 199 Part 6 Rationality without Reason? Introduction to Part 6 204 30 Medieval and Contemporary Theories: The Differences 206 31 Medieval and Contemporary Theories: The Commonalities 209 32 Towards a Classification: Differentialist and Assimilationist Explanations 217 33 Room for Rationality or Rationality without Reason 227 <UN> x Contents Conclusion 234 Bibliography 239 Index of Names 264 Index of Subjects 266 <UN>