Henry of Harclay: Ordinary Questions, IXIV (Hardcover)

Mark G. Henninger

ISBN 10: 0197263798 / ISBN 13: 9780197263792

Editore: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008

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Hardcover. This is the first complete edition of the later work of the medieval philosopher and theologian Henry of Harclay. In colloboration with Raymond Edwards, an English translation is printed on facing pages, making this work available to a much wider audience. The twenty-nine Quaestiones Ordinariae cover a range of topics in metaphysics, theology, physical science, philosophical anthropology and ethics, which were among the most important of thosedebated in the early fourteenth century. The articles provide a window to this era, as Harclay discusses many of the main questions of his day: whether and why we choose what is evil, how God can knowthe future and we can still be free, what a virtue is, whether the human soul survives death, whether all things are made up of atoms. This edition enables us to evaluate Harclay, not only in relation to other notable thinkers of his time (such as John Duns Scotus and William of Ockham) but to appreciate the inner coherence of his own thought. An extensive introduction to Harclay's life, works and doctrine is provided. The volumes will also benefit scholars following thedebates among lesser-studied thinkers such as William of Alnwick, Thomas of Sutton, Nicholas Trivet, and Robert Walsingham, whom this edition shows to have been in dialogue with Harclay during the yearsof the composition of his Quaestiones, 1310-1317. Because of the clarity of Harclay's thought and style, now mirrored in the English translation, the Quaestiones Ordinariae are an ideal way to introduce students to key problems in medieval philosophy, as well as to enable scholars to deepen their knowledge of the debates of this period. A further volume will publish Questions XV-XXIX. Presenting the later work of the medieval philosopher and theologian Henry of Harclay, this edition helps the readers to evaluate Harclay. The "Quaestiones Ordinariae" introduce students to the key problems of medieval philosophy, as well as enable scholars to deepen their knowledge of the debates of this period. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: Henry of Harclay: Ordinary Questions, IXIV (Hardcover)
• Editore: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0197263798
• ISBN 13: 9780197263792
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: new

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Riassunto

This is the first complete edition of the later work of the medieval philosopher and theologian Henry of Harclay. In colloboration with Raymond Edwards, an English translation is printed on facing pages, making this work available to a much wider audience.

The twenty-nine Quaestiones Ordinariae cover a range of topics in metaphysics, theology, physical science, philosophical anthropology and ethics, which were among the most important of those debated in the early fourteenth century. The articles provide a window to this era, as Harclay discusses many of the main questions of his day: whether and why we choose what is evil, how God can know the future and we can still be free, what a virtue is, whether the human soul survives death, whether all things are made up of atoms.

This edition enables us to evaluate Harclay, not only in relation to other notable thinkers of his time (such as John Duns Scotus and William of Ockham) but to appreciate the inner coherence of his own thought. An extensive introduction to Harclay's life, works and doctrine is provided. The volumes will also benefit scholars following the debates among lesser-studied thinkers such as William of Alnwick, Thomas of Sutton, Nicholas Trivet, and Robert Walsingham, whom this edition shows to have been in dialogue with Harclay during the years of the composition of his Quaestiones, 1310-1317.

Because of the clarity of Harclay's thought and style, now mirrored in the English translation, the Quaestiones Ordinariae are an ideal way to introduce students to key problems in medieval philosophy, as well as to enable scholars to deepen their knowledge of the debates of this period.

A further volume will publish Questions XV-XXIX.

Recensione

impeccably edited by Mark Henninger and elegantly translated by Raymond Edwards and the editor, reveal for the first time to a wide readership the preoccupations of a brilliant group of thinkers. Non-specialist readers will find much of interest by dipping into them; they do not demand to be read in any particular order. The editor and translator are to be congratulated on an achievement of more moment than they perhaps originally expected. (Jeremy Catto, The English Historical Review)

Mark G. Henninger's two-volume critical edition of Henry of Harclay's Ordinary Questions is a major contribution to the field of medieval studies. (Severin V. Kitanov. The Journal of Speculum.)