Supersapientia Berthold of Moosburg and the Divine Science of the Platonists

This study examines the motivations and doctrinal coherence of the Commentary on the Elements of Theology of Proclus written by Berthold of Moosburg, O.P. († c. 1361/1363). It provides an overview of Berthold’s biography and intellectual contexts, his manuscript remains, and a partial edition of his...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: King, Evan, 1906-1968, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill nv [2021]
Edición:First edition
Colección:History of metaphysics: ancient, medieval, modern ; Volume 1.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Half Title
  • Series Information
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • List of Figures
  • Introduction
  • 1 Life and Contexts
  • 2 Toward a Reconstruction of Berthold's Library
  • 3 The Commentary on Proclus: Background, Purpose, and Exegetical Methods
  • Part 1 Non secundum nos. Platonism as Philosophical Revelation
  • Chapter 1 Prologus
  • 1 Hermes Trismegistus and Thomas of York
  • 2 Hermes Trismegistus and Albert the Great
  • 3 Approaching and Entering the House of God
  • Chapter 2 Expositio tituli
  • 1 Plato's Theorems
  • 2 The Three Motions of the Soul
  • 3 The Two Orders of Providence
  • Chapter 3 Praeambulum libri
  • 1 Theology as a Science
  • 2 "Our Divinising Theology"
  • Part 2 Providere cum diis. The Philosophical Principles of the Expositio
  • Chapter 4 Exstasis divini amoris: The Macrocosm
  • 1 Plato and Aristotle on the One and the Good
  • 2 Creation
  • 3 The Trinity and the Gods
  • 4 Limit and the Unlimited
  • 5 Determination, Generation, and Light
  • Chapter 5 Epulatio entis: The Microcosm
  • 1 Human Nature and the Spiritual Body
  • 2 Between Being and Becoming
  • 3 The Goodness of Silence: Deification and Providential Cognition
  • Conclusion
  • 1 Legacy
  • 2 Lady Philosophy's Vesture
  • Translation
  • Note on the Translation
  • Prologue
  • Exposition of the Title
  • Preamble of the Book
  • Bibliography
  • Manuscripts
  • Primary Sources
  • Secondary Sources
  • Index of Manuscripts
  • Index of Authors (Ancient)
  • Index of Authors (Modern).