Medieval Latin texts on the eternity of the world / / edited by Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami.

• Superior document: Brill's Studies in Intellectual History, Volume 23
• TeilnehmendeR: Dales, Richard C.,; Argerami, Omar,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : E.J. Brill,, 1991.; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 1991
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's studies in intellectual history ; Volume 23.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (236 pages).

The editors of this volume have collected a large number of texts, most of them previously available only in manuscript, of a wide range of scholastic views on the problem of the eternity of the world. These selections range from William of Durham in the 1220s to John of Jandun in 1315. They illustrate the continuity of medieval discussions of this crucial topic and present the major arguments on all sides of the question. Several of the authors are anonymous, and many of those whose names are known have been little studied. The notes not only identify the fontes but also, through extensive cross references, show the obligations of these authors to each other. Indices of authorities, names, and biblical citations enhance the book's usefulness for the scholar of medieval thought.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- INTRODUCTION / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- WILLIAM OF DURHAM'S QUESTIONES DE ETERNITATE / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- THE TEXT OF TWO SETS OF ANONYMOUS QUESTIONS DE ETERNITATE / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- THE TEXT OF THE ANONYMOUS QUESTION SI POTUIT DEUS FACERE MUNDUM AB ETERNO / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- ANONYMUS, GLOSS ON IN PRINCIPIO CREAVIT DEUS CAELUM ET TERRAM / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- THE TEXT OF ODO RIGALDUS'S DE ERRORIBUS CIRCA DURATIONEM RERUM EXEUNTIUM / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- ARISTOTLE'S TEACHING ON THE ETERNITY OF THE WORLD / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- PETER OF TARANTAISE ON THE ETERNITY OF THE WORLD / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- JOHN PECHAM, WHETHER THE WORLD COULD HAVE BEEN CREATED FROM ETERNITY / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- ANONYMOUS PARISIAN FRANCISCAN MASTER / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- FRIAR ARLOTTO OF PRATO ON THE ETERNITY OF THE WORLD / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- GILBERT OF STRATTON ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A BEGINNINGLESS WORLD / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- PETER OF AUVERGNE, WHETHER GOD COULD MAKE THE WORLD FROM ETERNITY / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- JAMES OF THÉRINES, WHETHER THE EMANATION OF THE FIRST CREATURES IMMEDIATELY FROM GOD COULD HAVE BEEN FROM ETERNITY / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- ANONYMUS, WHETHER THE WORLD WAS ABLE TO BE PRODUCED FROM ETERNHY / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- NICOLAS TRIVET, WHETHER ΓΓ WAS NECESSARY THAT GOD PRECEDED THE PRODUCTION OF THE WORLD BY ΰΙΜΑΉΟΝ, OR BY NATURE ONLY / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- JOHN OF JANDUN, WHETHER MOTION IS ETERNAL / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- INDEX OF SCRIPTURAL CITATIONS / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- INDEX OF AUTHORITIES / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami -- INDEX OF NAMES / Richard C. Dales and Omar Argerami.