This book presents in translation writings by six medieval philosophers which bear on the subject of conscience. Conscience, which can be considered both as a t

Richard Sorabji presents a unique discussion of the development of moral conscience over a period of 2500 years, from the playwrights of the fifth century BCE t

The history of moral dilemma theory often ignores the medieval period, overlooking the sophisticated theorizing by several thinkers who debated the existence of

A history of philosophy from 1100-1600 concentrating on the Aristotelian tradition in the Latin Christian West. "will long remain the major guide to later medie

The book shows that civil disobedience is generally more defensible than private conscientious objection. Part I explores the morality of conviction and conscie