Quaestiones Variae

In the process of completing his critical edition of Marcus of Orvieto’s Liber de Moralitatibus, Dr. Girard J. Etzkorn happened upon a set of questions attributed to Henry of Ghent at the end of Rome’s Bibliotheca Angelica codex 750. These questions are edited in this volume under the proviso ‘attributed to’ so that scholars may compare the texts with other works of the Ghentian master known to be authentic. Based upon some intitial comparisons Etzkorn concludes that the ten questions appear to be of two literary genres. The first six are best fitted into the category of Disputed Questions while Questions seven to ten are better characterized as Quodlibetal questions given their relative brevity and small number of objections ‘pro’ and ‘contra’. Moreover, the ten questions seem to be ‘selected’ questions and were not likely disputed at the same time. Future investigations are essential to find out if the questions may indeed be attributed to Henry himself or whether they have been written by one of Henry’s disciples who was ‘copying’ the thoughts and words of the master.

"Quaestiones Variae" was edited by Girard Etzkorn.

Girard J. Etzkorn is a former professor emeritus at St. Bonaventure University. He died in 2023.

Yes, "Quaestiones Variae" is part of the "Ancient and Medieval Philosophy - Series 2: Henrici de Gandavo Opera Omnia" series. It's book 38 in the series.

Henry of Ghent, who taught initially at the Faculty of Arts in Paris before 1276 and subsequently at the Faculty of Theology in Paris from 1276 until his death in 1293, was an original and extremely important thinker. A major influence on John Duns Scotus, Henry's ideas had a direct impact on the scholastic discussion into the early modern period. His two major works, namely his - fifteen Quodlibeta and his Quaestiones Ordinariae (Summa), along with works of his that have never before been printed, are being published in modern critical edition in the Ancient and Medieval Philosophy - Series 2, Henrici de Gandavo Opera omnia.

Launched in the 1970s by Raymond Macken, who served as its first general coordinator, the series is now coordinated by Gordon A. Wilson of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, USA.

In association with the De Wulf-Mansion Centre.

Editorial Coordinator

Bernd Goehring, Wagner College, USA, and KU Leuven, Belgium

Editorial Board

Valérie Cordonier, Centre National de la Recherches Scientifique, France
Kent Emery Jr., University of Notre Dame, USA
Russell Friedman, KU Leuven, Belgium
Guy Guldentops, Universität zu Köln, Germany
Jenny Pelletier, KU Leuven, Belgium
Pasquale Porro, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Carlos Steel, KU Leuven, Belgium
Gordon A. Wilson, University of North Carolina at Asheville, USA

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Foreword

Critical Study

The Manuscript

Analysis of the Text

Authorship of the Questions

Symbols

Abbreviations

1. In the Critical Apparatus

2. In the Apparatus of Citations

Siglum of the Manuscript

Quaestiones Variae

Q.1: Utrum Deus sit summe simplex

Q.2: Utrum Deus sit infinitus

Q.3: Utrum aliquid aliud a Deo sit actu infinitum vel esse posset

Q.4: Utrum angelus vel aliqua alia creatura creari possit ab aeterno

Q.5: Utrum substantia angeli sit composita ex materia et forma

Q.6: Utrum natura angeli sit nobilior quam natura animae

Q.7: Utrum divina virtute unum et idem possit esse simul in diversis locis

Q.8: Utrum praedestinatio iuvari possit pr'cibus sanctorum

Q.9: Utrum emanatio Filii vel emanatio personarum sit causa emanationis creaturarum

Q.10: Utrum substantia panis convertatur in verum corpus Christi (incomplete)

Tables

Works cited by Henry

Onomastic Table

Manuscripts Cited

Quoted Publications

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