Detailed analyses are provided for foundational thinkers such as Augustine , Boethius , and Johannes Scottus Eriugena , as well as later figures like Thomas Aquinas , Meister Eckhart , and Nicolaus Cusanus .
The 3rd expanded edition (2013) is published by and spans approximately 880 pages. It is widely used as a textbook for students and a reference for researchers in the field of medieval studies. Medieval Philosophy Das philosophische Denken im Mittelalter
The book and the era it describes are defined by several critical intellectual shifts: and Johannes Scottus Eriugena
A central conflict between Realism (the belief that general concepts have an independent existence) and Nominalism (the view that they are mere names or mental constructions). Das philosophische Denken im Mittelalter