The Age of Belief [RARE BOOKS]

THE MENTOR PHILOSOPHERS

How did the universe begin?

Can the existence of God be proved?

What is mind, and what is matter?

What is truth?

Philosophers in every age have pondered these questions. Their answers reflect the attitudes and conditions of their societies, and have also molded the beliefs of succeeding generations.

The concepts of the great philosophers since the Middle Ages will be presented in a distinguished new series of inexpensive paperbound books, The Mentor Philosophers. In six brilliant volumes, to be made available over a two year period, eminent scholars trace the development of thought from medieval times to the present. Each book contains selections from the basic writings of the influential philosophers of the Western world. These texts are linked by commentaries by the editors who interpret the key ideas of each period and explain their significance. Each volume of The Mentor Philosophers is self-contained, but together they form an impressive overall view of Western thought.

The Age of Belief, the first volume, which has been edited by the author and scholar, Anne Fremantle, covers the thoughts, writings, times and personalities of the medieval period, from the fifth to the fifteenth century A.D., often called the most unified and spiritually harmonious period in Western history.