Logical Fictions in Medieval Literature and Philosophy
- New York Cambridge University Press 2017
- 293p
includes index and biblioraphy
Logical Fables ..............11 Abelard`s Donkey: The nonexistent Particular .......13 The literate animal : Naming and Reference ..........33 The fox and the Unicon: Naming and Existence ...............53 2. Figures of Contradiction ................87 The opponent .......89 The fool who says no to God ........105 The man who says no to reason ...........118 3. Fathers, Sons, and Friends..............143 Aristoles or the founding son ..........145 Abelard or the Fatherless Son ..............165 The dialectics of Friendship ..............193