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This two-volume manual covers all the major facets of scholastic philosophy. After an in-depth introduction to the study of philosophy, Mercier breaks down the study of scholasticism into eight major subjects. Each subject gets its own introduction and comprehensive treatment.

to-day frequently called ontology. Mathematical studies no longer are included as a branch of philosophy, but the fundamental ideas of unity and number are investigated in ontology, and those of quantity, extension and space in cosmology. To sum up: speculative philosophy (1) according to the ancient and mediaeval classification covered all the sciences grouped under the three great headings of physics, mathematics and metaphysics20; (2) according to the modern classification it comprises: ontology
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