Henricus de Gandavo Quolibet IV (Ancient and Medieval Philosophy–Series 2: Henrici de Gandavo Opera Omnia) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 9058677702 ISBN 13: 9789058677709

Publisher: Leuven University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Henry of Ghent, the most influential philosopher/theologian of the last quarter of the thirteenth century at Paris, delivered his fourth Quodlibet during 1279. This Quodlibet was written at the beginning of the height of his career. In total there are thirty-seven questions, which cover a wide range of topics, including theories in theology, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophical anthropology, ethics, and canon law.

In these questions, Henry presents his mature thought concerning the number of human substantial forms in which he counters the claims of the defenders of Thomas Aquinas, particularly those in Giles of Lessines's De unitate formae, but also those found in Giles of Rome's Contra Gradus. He is critical of Thomas Aquinas's theories concerning human knowledge, the "more" and the "less," and virtue. He also is critical of Bonaventure's analysis of Augustine's notion of rationes seminales.

There are thirty-three known manuscripts that contain the text of Quodlibet IV, and the critical text is reconstructed based on manuscripts known to have been in Henry's school, as well as manuscripts copied from two successive university exemplars in Paris.

The main text is in Latin; the critical apparatus is in English.

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About the Author

Girard J. Etzkorn is professor emeritus at St. Bonaventure University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Leuven University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9058677702
• ISBN 13: 9789058677709
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 450
• Editor: Wilson Gordon, Etzkorn Girard J.