Medieval Teachers of Freedom

Marco Antonio Andreacchio was awarded a doctorate from the University of IIllinois for his interpretation of Sino-Japanese philosophical classics in dialogue with Western counterparts and a doctorate from Cambridge University for his work on Dante’s Platonic interpretation of religious authority. Andreacchio has taught at various higher education institutions and published systematically on problems of a political-philosophical nature.

Prefatory Remarks: The "Poetic Telos" of the Present Study

Introduction






"Poetic Reason" as Key to Reading Medieval Authors



Theology or Philosophy? A False Dilemma



A Universe from Nothing beyond Theology?



Medieval Scholarship as Guide in Interpretation?



Aristotle or Plato? Another false dilemma



Introduction to the problem of Context



Medieval Platonism Beyond Intellectual History



Medieval Platonism



Medieval Platonic Hermeneutics



The Problem of Creation



Creation from Nothing?



Divine Creation as Key to Freedom



What is Freedom?



Emanationism vs. Voluntarism



Creation and the Problem of Omnipotence



Logos as Key to Creation



The Essence of Human Freedom: Creation "from Nothing" as Divine Intellective Emanation



Eternity and Dialogue



Medieval Teachers of Freedom



The Philosophical Heart of Medieval Scholarship



The Problem of Voluntarism



From Intelligent Design Back to Platonism



Being and Nothingness



Evil



Creation and Platonic Ideas

Bibliography

Index