03075nam 22005655 450 991025507160332120200702093906.03-319-51981-610.1007/978-3-319-51981-4(CKB)3710000001186043(DE-He213)978-3-319-51981-4(MiAaPQ)EBC4849341(EXLCZ)99371000000118604320170426d2017 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Philosophy of Piers Plowman The Ethics and Epistemology of Love in Late Medieval Thought /by David Strong1st ed. 2017.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2017.1 online resource (VII, 224 p.) The New Middle Ages3-319-51980-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.This book examines William Langland’s late medieval poem, The Vision of Piers Plowman, in light of contemporary intellectual thought. David Strong argues that where the philosophers John Duns Scotus and William of Ockham revolutionize the view of human potential through their theories of epistemology, ethics, and freedom of the will, Langland vivifies these ideas by contextualizing them in an individual’s search for truth and love. Specifically, the text ponders the intersection between reason and the will in expressing love. While scholars have consistently noted the text’s indebtedness to these higher strains of thought, this is the first book-length study in over thirty years that explores the depth of this interconnection, and the only one that considers the salience of both Scotus and Ockham. It is essential reading for medieval literary specialists and students as well as any cultural historian who desires to augment their knowledge of truth and love.The New Middle AgesLiterature, MedievalMedieval philosophyEuropean literaturePoetryMedieval Literaturehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/818000Medieval Philosophyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/E17000European Literaturehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/832000Poetry and Poeticshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/824000Literature, Medieval.Medieval philosophy.European literature.Poetry.Medieval Literature.Medieval Philosophy.European Literature.Poetry and Poetics.809.02Strong Davidauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut939930BOOK9910255071603321The Philosophy of Piers Plowman2119190UNINA