Animal Minds in Medieval Latin Philosophy: A Sourcebook from Augustine to Wodeham

This sourcebook explores how the Middle Ages dealt with questions related to the mental life of creatures great and small. It makes accessible a wide range of key Latin texts from the fourth to the fourteenth century in fresh English translations. Specialists and non-specialists alike will find many surprising insights in this comprehensive collection of sources on the medieval philosophy of animal minds.

The book’s structure follows the distinction between the different aspects of the men...