Companion to Albert the Great

Irven M. Resnick, Ph.D. (1983) in Religious Studies, University of Virginia, is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He has published extensively on Albert the Great and translated several of his scientific commentaries.

"This volume is the single best introduction to Albert the Great in English and constitutes a comprehensive study of his thought." - John T. Slotemaker, Fairfield University, in: Religious Studies Review, Vol. 39, No. 4 (December 2013), p. 278"Insgesamt kann man feststellen, dass der Band mit dem Vorhaben, dem gesamten Denken Alberts des Großen gerecht zu werden, durchaus Erfolg hat. Auch wenn er letzten Endes nicht für Anfänger gedacht ist, so muss man dem Herausgeber Achtung für den Mut zollen, einen so komplexen und schwierigen Denker in ein letztlich immer noch handliches Format gebracht zu haben ohne auf Grundlegendes verzichten zu müssen." - Jörg Alejandro Tellkamp, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, in: Das Mittelalter, 20:1 (2015), 213-214

• Abbreviations and ConventionsAlbert the Great: Biographical IntroductionIrven M. ResnickPART ONE: THEOLOGYThe Systematic Theology of Albert the GreatHenryk AnzulewiczThe Nature of Theology According to Albert the GreatMikołaj OlszewskiAlbert the Great—Mariology Maria BurgerAlbert the Great and Mystical EpistemologyMarkus FührerPART TWO: PHILOSOPHYIntroduction to Albert’s Philosophical WorkDavid Twetten and Steven BaldnerAlbert’s PhysicsDavid Twetten, Steven Baldner, and Steven C. SnyderAlbert the Great and His BotanyGilla WöllmerWar and Peace: Medicine and Natural Philosophy in Albert The GreatMiguel de AsúaAnthropology: Albert the Great On the Cogitative PowerBenedict M. Ashley, OPAnthropology: The Concept of Man in Albert the GreatHenryk AnzulewiczThe Moral Thought of Albert the GreatMartin J. TraceyAlbert the Great and MathematicsAnthony Lo BelloInterpreting Albert the Great on AstronomyB.B. PriceAlbert the Great and the Speculum astronomiae: The State of the Research at the Beginning of the 21st CenturyJeremiah HackettAstrology and MagicH. Darrel RutkinAlbert the Great on Logic, Knowledge, and ScienceMichael W. TkaczAlbert the Great on Metaphysics IntroductionFrancisco J. Romero Carrasquillo, David Twetten, and Bruno Tremblay.Albert on the Subject of MetaphysicsTimothy NooneMetaphysics and its Relation to Theology in Albert’s ThoughtHenryk AnzulewiczAlbert on Metaphysics as First and Most Certain PhilosophyBruno TremblayPlato and Platonic/Neoplatonic Sources in AlbertHenryk AnzulewiczAlbert’s Use of Avicenna and Islamic PhilosophyAmos BertolacciAlbert’s Doctrine on the TranscendentalsJan A. AertsenAlbert and the Triplex universaleTimothy Noone Albert on Being and Beings: The Doctrine of Esse Rosa E. VargasAlbert’s Doctrine on Substance Isabelle MoulinAlbert’s Arguments for the Existence of God and the Primary CausesDavid TwettenAlbert’s De causis and the Creation of BeingThérèse BoninCausality and Emanation in Albert Isabelle Moulin and David TwettenPART THREE: EPILOGUEAlbert’s Contributions to or Influence on Vernacular LiteraturesDagmar GottschallContributor BiographiesBibliography Index