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CONNOLLY, J. M., Living Without Why. Meister Eckhart's Critique of the Medieval Concept of Will. Oxford University Press, 2014. 256p. Hardback. Connolly offers a fair and scholarly treatment of one of medieval Europe's most controversial philosophers, who challenged the very authority of the Catholic Church. This work is well written, if synoptic at times, and leads the reader through a rich historical, theological and philosophical journey through the medieval conception of the will as it developed from Aristotle and the classical Greek philosophers, all the way to Meister Eckhart and beyond. Moreover, it generally does a good job of analyzing the almost indiscernible and more obvious variations amongst the philosophies being addressed. Connolly's specialty in Eckhartian studies is apparent through his scholarly treatment of a plethora of medieval thinkers, and his mastery over the primary sources in their original medieval High German. Blake Campbell, British Journal for the History of Philosophy |a 10/05/2016 (Publisher's information). € 118.21 (New) (Printed on Demand) (approx. delivery time: 4 weeks) ISBN: 9780199359783