This book is a collection of studies on subjectivity and agency in medieval and early modern
philosophy. The individual chapters address the topic from the point of view of cognitive
psychology and moral psychology. Each of the chapters consists of new cutting-edge research in
the field closely connected to the guiding theme. Thus instead of a complete overview on the
historical period the book provides detailed glimpses into some of the most important figures
and developments. Some examples of the main philosophers discussed are: Augustine Avicenna
Aquinas Martin Luther Descartes Spinoza Leibniz and Hume. Topics covered include
perspectives from Islamic intellectual history on losing and finding oneself subjective
experience and self-knowledge human subjectivity desires and passions.
