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A history of balance, 1250-1375 : the emergence of a new model of equilibrium and its impact on medieval thought /

Main Author: Kaye, Joel, 1946-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Equality and equalization in the economic sphere, part 1: The scholastic discourse on usury to 1300
  • 2. Equality and equalization in the economic sphere, part 2: The scholastic discourse on price and value to 1300
  • 3. Balance in medieval medical theory, part 1: The legacy of Galen
  • 4. Balance in medieval medical theory, part 2: The scholastic reception and refinement of Galenic balance to c. 1315
  • 5. Evolving models of equalization in medieval political thought, c. 1250-1325
  • 6. The new model of equilibrium in medieval political thought, part 1: The Defensor pacis of Marsilius of Padua
  • 7. The new model of equilibrium in medieval political thought, part 2: The writings of Nicole Oresme
  • 8. The new model of equilibrium in scholastic natural philosophy, c. 1325-1375
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.