Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Guyomarc'h, Gweltaz / de Haas, Frans A. J. (eds.), Studies on Alexander of Aphrodisias' On Mixture and Growth. (Philosophia Antiqua 170) 300 pp. 2024:1 (Brill, NE) <711-27>
ISBN 978-90-04-68601-4 hard ¥32,373.- (税込) EUR 135.00 *

This volume sheds new light on Alexander of Aphrodisias' On Mixture and Growth as an intelligent and carefully crafted rebuttal of Stoic blending, which Alexander regarded as the closest rival of his own brand of hylomorphism. The authors explore Alexander's dialectical method and determine the precise character of the Stoic theory he attacks. The problematic notions of mutual co-extension and infinite division appear in their proper context, while the successive stages of the process of blending are carefully distinguished from the resulting state of the blend. In this perspective the discussion of growth that closes Alexander's work finds its natural place.

Haliva, Racheli / Meyrav, Yoav / Davies, Daniel (eds.), Averroes and Averroism in Medieval Jewish Thought. (Maimonides Library for Philosophy and Religion 4) 397 pp. 2023:12 (Brill, NE) <711-28>
ISBN 978-90-04-67948-1 hard ¥45,322.- (税込) EUR 189.00

The Andalusian Muslim philosopher Averroes (1126-1198) is known for his authoritative commentaries on Aristotle and for his challenging ideas about the relationship between philosophy and religion, and the place of religion in society. Among Jewish authors, he found many admirers and just as many harsh critics. This volume brings together, for the first time, essays investigating Averroes's complex reception, in different philosophical topics and among several Jewish authors, with special attention to its relation to the reception of Maimonides.

Higuera Rubio, Jose (ed.), Per cognitionem visualem. The Visualization of Cognitive and Natural Processes in the Middle Ages: Acts of the XXV Annual Colloquium of the Societe Internationale Pour l'Etude de la Philosophie Medievale, Porto, 14-15 and 21-22 June 2021. (Rencontres de Philosophie Medievale 27) 377 pp. 2023:8 (Brepols, BE) <711-29>
ISBN 978-2-503-60340-7 hard ¥17,985.- (税込) EUR 75.00

Humphreys, Justin, The Invention of Imagination: Aristotle, Geometry, and the Theory of the Psyche. 176 pp. 2023:10 (U. Pittsburgh Pr., US) <711-30>
ISBN 978-0-8229-4740-0 hard ¥11,434.- (税込) US$ 55.00 *

Aristotle was the first philosopher to divide the imagination-what he called phantasia-from other parts of the psyche, placing it between perception and intellect. A mathematician and philosopher of mathematical sciences, Aristotle was puzzled by the problem of geometrical cognition-which depends on the ability to "produce" and "see" a multitude of immaterial objects-and so he introduced the category of internal appearances produced by a new part of the psyche, the imagination. As Justin Humphreys argues, Aristotle developed his theory of imagination in part to explain certain functions of reason with a psychological rather than metaphysical framework. Investigating the background of this conceptual development, The Invention of Imagination reveals how imagery was introduced into systematic psychology in fifth-century Athens and ultimately made mathematical science possible. It offers new insights about major philosophers in the Greek tradition and significant events in the emergence of ancient mathematics while offering space for a critical reflection on how we understand ourselves as thinking beings.

Joosse, Albert / Ulacco, Angela (eds.), Dealing with Disagreement: The Construction of Traditions in Later Ancient Philosophy. (Monotheismes et philosophie 33) 234 pp. 2023:7 (Brepols, BE) <711-31>
ISBN 978-2-503-60284-4 paper ¥11,990.- (税込) EUR 50.00

Mulieri, Alessandro / Masolini, Serena et al. (eds.), Marsilius of Padua: Between History, Politics, and Philosophy. (Disputatio 36) 445 pp. 2023:9 (Brepols, BE) <711-32>
ISBN 978-2-503-60133-5 hard ¥27,577.- (税込) EUR 115.00 *

Piche, David / Buffon, Valeria (ed.), Non est excellentior status: vaquer a la philosophie medievale: etudes offertes en hommage a Claude Lafleur. (Studia artistarum) 458 p. 2023:8 (Brepols, BE) <711-33>
ISBN 978-2-503-60450-3 hard ¥21,582.- (税込) EUR 90.00

Plato, Plato's "Letters": The Political Challenges of the Philosophic Life. Tr., with intro., Notes, and Interpretive Essay by A. Helfer. (Agora Editions) 318 pp. 2023:12 (Cornell U. Pr., US) <711-34>
ISBN 978-1-5017-7289-4 hard ¥8,720.- (税込) US$ 41.95 *

In Plato's "Letters", Ariel Helfer provides to readers, for the first time, a highly literal translation of the Letters, complete with extensive notes on historical context and issues of manuscript transmission. His analysis presents a necessary perspective for readers who wish to study Plato's Letters as a work of Platonic philosophy. Centuries of debate over the provenance and significance of Plato's Letters have led to the common view that the Letters is a motley collection of jewels and scraps from within and without Plato's literary estate. In a series of original essays, Helfer describes how the Letters was written as a single work, composed with a unity of purpose and a coherent teaching, marked throughout by Plato's artfulness and insight and intended to occupy an important place in the Platonic corpus. Viewed in this light, the Letters is like an unusual epistolary novel, a manner of semifictional and semiautobiographical literary-philosophic experiment, in which Plato sought to provide his most demanding readers with guidance in thinking more deeply about the meaning of his own career as a philosopher, writer, and political advisor. Plato's "Letters" not only defends what Helfer calls the "literary unity thesis" by reviewing the scholarly history pertaining to the Platonic letters but also brings out the political philosophic lessons revealed in the Letters. As a result, Plato's "Letters" recovers and rehabilitates what has been until now a minority view concerning the Letters, according to which this misunderstood Platonic text will be of tremendous new importance for the study of Platonic political philosophy.

Polloni, Nicola / Benedetto, Marienza / Dal Bo, F. (eds.), Ibn Gabirol (Avicebron): Latin and Hebrew Philosophical Traditions. (Philosophy in the Abrahamic Traditions of the Middle Ages 4) 412 pp. 2023:11 (Brepols, BE) <711-35>
ISBN 978-2-503-60552-4 hard ¥27,577.- (税込) EUR 115.00

Rexroth, Frank, Knowledge True and Useful: A Cultural History of Early Scholasticism. Tr. by J. Burden. (The Middle Ages Series) 400 pp. 2023:9 (U. Pennsylvania Pr., US) <711-36>
ISBN 978-1-5128-2470-4 hard ¥14,542.- (税込) US$ 69.95 *

A radical shift took place in medieval Europe that still shapes contemporary intellectual life: freeing themselves from the fixed beliefs of the past, scholars began to determine and pursue their own avenues of academic inquiry. In Knowledge True and Useful, Frank Rexroth shows how, beginning in the 1070s, a new kind of knowledge arose in Latin Europe that for the first time could be deemed "scientific." In the twelfth century, when Peter Abelard proclaimed the primacy of reason in all areas of inquiry (and started an affair with his pupil Heloise), it was a scandal. But he was not the only one who wanted to devote his life to this new enterprise of "scholastic" knowledge. Rexroth explores how the first students and teachers of this movement came together in new groups and schools, examining their intellectual debates and disputes as well as the lifelong connections they forged with one another through the scholastic communities to which they belonged. Rexroth shows how the resulting transformations produced a new understanding of truth and the utility of learning, as well as a new perspective on the intellectual tradition and the division of knowledge into academic disciplines-marking a turning point in European intellectual culture that culminated in the birth of the university and, with it, traditions and forms of academic inquiry that continue to organize the pursuit of knowledge today.

Robitzsch, Jan Maximilian, Epicurean Justice: Nature, Agreement, and Virtue. 222 pp. 2024:3 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <711-37>
ISBN 978-1-009-42946-7 hard ¥24,310.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00 *

The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus and his followers advanced a sophisticated theory of justice that occupied a middle position between Plato and Aristotle, on the one hand, and some Sophists, on the other. They held that justice is neither fully natural nor fully conventional, that there is a robust virtue of justice, and that it is always better to be just than to be unjust, but it is not always better to obey the laws. In this book, the first English-language monograph on the topic, Jan Maximilian Robitzsch draws on a range of sources including papyrological evidence to give a comprehensive account of Epicurean justice. He shows how it relates to Epicurean philosophy as a whole and discusses to what extent it can be seen to anticipate modern positions such as contractarianism and legal positivism.

Ross, Alberto / Vazquez, Daniel (eds.), Cause and Explanation in Ancient Philosophy. 320 pp. 2023:12 (Routledge, UK) <711-38>
ISBN 978-1-032-30744-2 hard ¥41,470.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *

This volume offers an updated analysis of the use, meaning, and scope of the classical notion of aitia. It clarifies philosophical and philological questions about aitia and offers bold and innovative interpretations of this key concept of ancient philosophy.The numerous meanings and nuances of aitia remain difficult to grasp. Ancient philosophers use aitia to explain the existence and activity of substances, bodies, souls, or gods. Paradoxically, its own definition remains difficult to establish. This book reconstructs some of the most important uses, variants, and scopes of the term aitia within different philosophical perspectives in antiquity, including early Greek philosophy, Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism, and Islamic philosophy. The chapters analyze metaphysical aspects, epistemological issues, and logical implications of aitia. They engage with the most relevant critical literature generated in several modern languages. In doing so, they offer an inclusive and overarching re-evaluation of our assumptions about causation and explanation in ancient philosophy.Cause and Explanation in Ancient Philosophy will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working on Pre-Socratic philosophy, Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic philosophy, late antiquity, and medieval philosophy.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International license.

Schierbaum, Sonja / Mueller, Joern (eds.), Varieties of Voluntarism in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy. 352 pp. 2024:2 (Routledge, UK) <711-39>
ISBN 978-1-032-29106-2 hard ¥41,470.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *

This book considers different forms of voluntarism developed from the thirteenth to eighteenth centuries. By crossing the conventional dividing line between the medieval and early modern periods, the volume draws important new insights on the historical development of voluntarism.Voluntarism places a special emphasis on the will when it comes to the analysis and explanation of fundamental philosophical questions and problems. Since the Middle Ages, voluntarist considerations and views played an important role in the development of different theories of action, ethics, metaethics, and metaphysics. The chapters in this volume are grouped according to three distinct kinds of voluntarism: psychological, ethical, and theological voluntarism. They address topics such as the threat of irrationality as the standard objection to voluntarism, incontinent actions and their explanation, the nature of the will as rational appetite, the relationship between intellect and will, the implications of conceptions of the will for political freedom, and the relations between divine freedom and the modal status of eternal truths. The chapters not only consider towering figures of the Middle Ages-Thomas Aquinas, Henry of Ghent, William of Ockham, Francisco de Vitoria-and early modern period-Rene Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Samuel Pufendorf-but also engage with less well-known figures such as Peter John Olivi, John of Pouilly, Catharine Trotter Cockburn, and Christian August Crusius.Varieties of Voluntarism in Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in medieval philosophy, early modern philosophy, the history of ethics, and philosophy of religion.

Cover, Michael B., Philo of Alexandria: On the Change of Names: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary. (Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series 8) 170 pp. 2024:1 (Brill, NE) <711-21>
ISBN 978-90-04-68743-1 hard ¥52,516.- (税込) EUR 219.00 *

Michael Cover offers the first full-length, self-standing commentary on Philo of Alexandria's De mutatione nominum. Including introduction, fresh English translation, textual and interpretive notes, and reception history, this volume will be of interest to students and scholars of the Classics, Ancient Philosophy, Second Temple Judaism, New Testament, and early Christian biblical interpretation.

Dowson, Christopher J., Philosophia Translata: The Development of Latin Philosophical Vocabulary through Translation from Greek: A Case Study Approach. (Mnemosyne, Supplements 477) 398 pp. 2023:9 (Brill, NE) <711-22>
ISBN 978-90-04-67793-7 hard ¥35,010.- (税込) EUR 146.00 *

How Latin philosophical vocabulary developed through the translation of Greek sources, the varieties of translation practices Roman philosophers favoured, and how these practices evolved over time are the overarching themes of this monograph. A first of its kind, this comparative study analyzes the creation of philosophical vocabulary in Lucretius, Cicero, Apuleius, Calcidius, and Boethius. It highlights a Latin literary tradition in which the dominance of Greek philosophical expression was challenged and renovated over time through the individual translation choices of different Latin authors. Included are full glossaries of Latin and Greek philosophical terms with explanatory notes for the reader.

Dunne, Michael William, Peter of Ireland, Writings on Natural Philosophy: Commentary on Aristotle's on Length and Shortness of Life and the Determinatio Magistralis. (Brepols Library of Christian Sources 9) 226 pp. 2023:6 (Brepols, BE) <711-23>
ISBN 978-2-503-60568-5 paper ¥11,990.- (税込) EUR 50.00

Engberg-Pedersen, Troels, Paul and Philosophy: Selected Essays. (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe 509) 450 S. 2023:11 (Mohr, GW) <711-24>
ISBN 978-3-16-161889-5 hard ¥38,128.- (税込) EUR 159.00 *

This volume collects sixteen essays published by Troels Engberg-Pedersen between 1994 and 2023 in which he analyses Pauline texts and themes philosophically, often using ancient philosophy (particularly Stoicism) as a comparison to invigorate traditional theological exegesis of Paul. Published in chronological order, the essays are preceded by a substantial introduction tracing their analytical development. This leads to a final account of Paul's message, bringing all the issues together in a single strand. Among the central themes tackled are the relationship between 'theology' and 'ethics', the logical form of Pauline 'moral exhortation', the understanding of 'flesh' and 'spirit', the logic of action, personhood and Paul's soteriology. Along the way, Paul's 'apocalypticism' and his relationship with Judaism gain in importance, with the analysis reaching its goal in an explication of the notion of the 'Christ circle'.

Fraser, Chris, Zhuangzi: Ways of Wandering the Way. 224 pp. 2024:6 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <711-25>
ISBN 978-0-19-888986-1 hard ¥20,020.- (税込) GB￡ 70.00 *

Zhuangzi: Ways of Wandering the Way presents a richly detailed, philosophically informed interpretation of the personal and interpersonal ethics found in the Daoist classic Zhuangzi, introducing a unique Daoist approach to ethics focusing on the concept of a way and our capacity for following ways. Zhuangist thought reframes our relation to our social and natural setting while offering a distinctive, intriguing view of dao, agency, and the structure and grounds for action. At the same time, it embodies an ethical and epistemic modesty that rejects the idea of there being any uniquely privileged form of the good life or any authoritatively correct way to interact with others. The Zhuangist dao is inherently plural, provisional, and protean, and we are likely to find a variety of justifiable ways of wandering along it. Any number of these might contribute to a well-lived, fulfilling life, marked by appropriate social interaction, provided it is pursued with adept responsiveness to our circumstances and awareness of our place in the larger scheme of things. The book examines what prominent threads of discourse in the Zhu?ngz? have to say about the nature and content of dao, how we might guide our path along dao, the personal training and cultivation involved, and the criteria by which to evaluate our performance. The discussion illustrates how a Zhuangist outlook in metaethics, ethics, moral psychology, and moral epistemology remains relevant to readers today.

Guidi, Simone / Santiago de Carvalho, Mario A. (eds.), Pedro Da Fonseca: Humanism and Metaphysics. (The Age of Descartes 8) 248 pp. 2023:4 (Brepols, BE) <711-26>
ISBN 978-2-503-59999-1 hard ¥21,582.- (税込) EUR 90.00