Description:
Thomas Wylton's Quaestio de anima intellectiva presents a controversial defence of Averroes' interpretation of Aristotelian psychology. The detailed introduction guides the reader through the transmission of the text, as well as the philosophical contents of one of the most significant medieval treatments of the nature of the soul.
Brief description: Lauge Olaf Nielsen is Professor emeritus of Church History at the University of Copenhagen and a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. He has published extensively on medieval and early modern theology and philosophy and produced several critical editions of Latin medieval philosophical and theological texts.