Vivarium 27, 1-2

In the course of the long debate on the nature and the classification of signs, from Boethius to Ockham, there are at least three lines of thought: the Stoic heritage, that influences Augustine, Abelard, Francis Bacon; the Aristotelian tradition, stemming from the commentaries on De Interpretatione; the discussion of the grammarians, from Priscian to the Modistae. Modern interpreters are frequently misled by the fact that the various authors regularly used the same terms. Such a homogeneous terminology, however, covers profound theoretical differences. The aim of these essays is to show that the medieval theory of signs does not represent a unique body of semiotic notions: there are diverse and frequently alternative semiotic theories. This book thus represents an attempt to encourage further research on the still unrecognized variety of the semiotic approaches offered by the medieval philosophies of language. Research Article Semantics and Metaphysics in Gilbert of Poitiers Author: L.M. De Rijk pp.: 1–35 (35) Research Article Les sophismes du savoir: Albert de Saxe entre Jean Buridan et Guillaume Heytesbury Author: Joël Biard pp.: 36–50 (15) Research Article Grand Designs The Peace Plans of the Late Renaissance Author: Miriam Eliav-Feldon pp.: 51–76 (26) Research Article Reviews pp.: 77–84 (8) Research Article Attributes of Action in Maimonides Author: Joseph A. Buijs pp.: 85–102 (18) Research Article The Quaestiones grammaticales of the MS Oxford, Corpus Christi College 250: An Edition of the Third Collection 1 Author: C.H. Kneepkens pp.: 103–124 (22) Research Article The Fifteenth Century and Divine Absolute Power Author: L.A. Kennedy pp.: 125–152 (28) Research Article Reviews pp.: 153–161 (9) Research Article Books Received pp.: 162–164 (3) Kann die menschliche Vernunft theologische Wahrheiten mit Evidenz erkennen? Diese Thematik ist Kern der Briefe, die Nicolaus von Autrecourt in den dreißiger Jahren des 14. Jahrhunderts schrieb und in denen er die Möglichkeit theologischen Wissens wie auch die Bedingungen evidenter Erkenntnis überhaupt untersuchte. Arguing that the medieval theory of signs does not represent a unique body of semiotic notions, this collection of essays represents an attempt to encourage firther researches on the variety of semiotic approaches offered by the medieval philosophies of language. Nicolaus Von Autrecourt ; Neu Herausgegeben Von Ruedi Imbach Und Dominik Perler ; übersetzt Und Eingeleitet Von Dominik Perler. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [lxv]-lxviii.