Volume 30 of the Henrici de Gandavo Opera Omnia series is devoted to Henry’s Summa quaestionum ordinariarum, articles 47-52. This section of Henry’s Summa deals with the action of the (divine) will; the divine will in relation to the divine intellect; divine beatitude; passion in relation to the divine being; the differences between the divine attributes; and the order of the divine attributes. The critical edition of the text is accompanied by a detailed introduction to the manuscripts and to Henry’s sources.
FOREWORD
CRITICAL STUDY
The Editions and Manuscripts
The Editions
The Manuscripts
The Text Examined Exteriorly: Historical and Codicological Elements used for the Establishment of the Text
The Text Examined Interiorly: The Relationships among the Manuscripts, Established by a General Test Collation
Manuscript 8 (Paris, Bibl. Nat., lat. 15355), Independent of the University Tradition
Manuscripts TOULOUSE, Bibl. Munic. 199 and PARIS, Bibl. Nat., lat. 14312: Two Manuscripts Possibly Copied from the Apograph
The First Parisian Exemplar
The Second Parisian Exemplar
The Reconstruction of the Critical Text The References in Summa, art. 1-5
Previous Editions of the Summa, art. 1-5
The Genesis of the Exemplars, Represented by a Diagram
Technique of the Edition
Sigla of the Manuscripts
SUMMA, art. 1-5
art. 1: de possibilitate sciendi
art. 2: de modo sciendi
art. 3: de qualitate scibilium
art. 4: de appetitu sciendi
art. 5: de studio sciendi
TABLES
Works Cited by Henry
Onomastic Table
Manuscripts Cited
Quoted Publications
Table of Photographs
Table of Contents
Frequently Asked Questions
What is "Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. XLVII-LII" about?
Volume 30 of the Henrici de Gandavo Opera Omnia series is devoted to Henry’s Summa quaestionum ordinariarum, articles 47-52. This section of Henry’s Summa deals with the action of the (divine) will; the divine will in relation to the divine intellect; divine beatitude; passion in relation to the divine being; the differences between the divine attributes; and the order of the divine attributes. The critical edition of the text is accompanied by a detailed introduction to the manuscripts and to Henry’s sources.
Who wrote "Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. XLVII-LII"?
"Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. XLVII-LII" was written by Henry of Ghent.
Who edited "Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. XLVII-LII"?
"Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. XLVII-LII" was edited by Markus L. Führer.
Markus L. Führer is Professor of Medieval Philosophy at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, USA.
Is "Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. XLVII-LII" part of a series?
Yes, "Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. XLVII-LII" is part of the "Ancient and Medieval Philosophy - Series 2: Henrici de Gandavo Opera Omnia" series. It's book 30 in the series.
Two major works of Henry of Ghent, 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.
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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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Proposals and enquiries can be sent to Russell L. Friedman. Please send a preliminary abstract (3-4 pp.) and a short bio. Upon approval of this abstract, the full manuscript will be submitted to international peer review.
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FOREWORD
CRITICAL STUDY
The Editions and Manuscripts
The Editions
The Manuscripts
The Text Examined Exteriorly: Historical and Codicological Elements used for the Establishment of the Text
The Text Examined Interiorly: The Relationships among the Manuscripts, Established by a General Test Collation
Manuscript 8 (Paris, Bibl. Nat., lat. 15355), Independent of the University Tradition
Manuscripts TOULOUSE, Bibl. Munic. 199 and PARIS, Bibl. Nat., lat. 14312: Two Manuscripts Possibly Copied from the Apograph
The First Parisian Exemplar
The Second Parisian Exemplar
The Reconstruction of the Critical Text The References in Summa, art. 1-5
Previous Editions of the Summa, art. 1-5
The Genesis of the Exemplars, Represented by a Diagram
Technique of the Edition
Sigla of the Manuscripts
SUMMA, art. 1-5
art. 1: de possibilitate sciendi
art. 2: de modo sciendi
art. 3: de qualitate scibilium
art. 4: de appetitu sciendi
art. 5: de studio sciendi
TABLES
Works Cited by Henry
Onomastic Table
Manuscripts Cited
Quoted Publications
Table of Photographs
Table of Contents
What is the DOI for "Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. XLVII-LII"?
The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for "Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. XLVII-LII" is 10.11116/9789461660565.
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