Author's Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Translator's Introduction xxi
5. Author's Preface xxx
6. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 2. Classical Antiquity 11
8. Chapter 3. The Middle Ages 31
9. Chapter 4. The Middle Ages 62
10. Chapter 5. Humanism 103
11. Chapter 6. Humanism 123
12. Chapter 7. The Renaissance 192
13. Chapter 8. Axiomatic Rationalism 232
14. Chapter 9. Axiomatic Rationalism 313
15. Chapter 10. Pragmatic Rationalism 337
16. Chapter 11. Pragmatic Rationalism 399
17. Chapter 12. The Aftermath of Rationalism 413
18. Chapter 13. Linguistics and the Humanities 436
19. Appendix A: Revised opening of Chapter 5, in draft English translation 463
20. Appendix B: Original Texts of Quotations 470
21. Bibliography 503
22. Chronological Table 526
23. Index Nominum 529
24. Index Rerum 542