Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. LXXIII – LXXV

Critical edition of articles 73–75 of Henry of Ghent’s Summa on language and its right use in theology

Henry of Ghent (d. 1293) is considered the most important thinker in the last quarter of the 13th century and his works remained influential throughout the following century and well into the Renaissance. This critical edition of articles 73–75 of Henry’s Quaestiones ordinariae (Summa) addresses language and its proper use in theology, topics of Henry’s lectures at the university in Paris. These last articles of the extant Summa, completed within the final two years of Henry’s life, clarify how the understanding of God (and creatures), developed throughout his writings, ought to be expressed. In addition to presenting Henry’s philosophy of language, they provide a mature synthesis of his views. Articles 73–75 were distributed by the university in Paris in two successive exemplars, each divided into peciae. Manuscripts copied from each have survived and the text of the critical edition has been established on the basis of reconstructed texts from these two exemplars.

This volume will be of interest to those engaged in the study of theology, philosophy, book history and university history in the Middle Ages.

"Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. LXXIII – LXXV" was written by Henry of Ghent.

"Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. LXXIII – LXXV" was edited by Gordon Wilson and Juan Carlos Flores.

Gordon A. Wilson is Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Juan Carlos Flores is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Detroit Mercy.

Yes, "Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. LXXIII – LXXV" is part of the "Ancient and Medieval Philosophy - Series 2: Henrici de Gandavo Opera Omnia" 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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The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for "Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. LXXIII – LXXV" is 10.11116/9789461668035.