Getting it wrong : : the mediaeval epistemology of error / / G. R. Evans.

• Superior document: Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters ; 63
• VerfasserIn: Evans, G. R.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherland ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters ; 63.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Preface /; Abbreviations /; Chapter One Two Poles /; Chapter Two Parts, Organs, Powers and Faculties of the Soul /; Chapter One God's Teaching, Human Learning /; Chapter Two Creativity /; Chapter Three Academic Processes of Teaching and Learning /; Chapter Four Research and Curiosity /; Chapter One The Uniqueness of Individuals, the Particularity of Knowledge /; Chapter Two The Commonness of Shared Knowledge /; Chapter One Wisdom and Folly /; Chapter Two Security and Incompleteness of Knowledge /; Chapter Three Truth and Lies /; Conclusion /; Sources /; Index /; Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004450513
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: G. R. Evans.

Getting it wrong deals with the dark side of the medieval theory of knowledge, the ways in which perceptions can err, curiosity get out of hand, and knowledge damage the knower. The first and second parts explore the organs, powers and faculies of the soul and the ways in which teaching and learning occur. The third part of the book examines medieval ideas of "common knowledge"and the ways in which individuals can share or fail to share the knowledge human being ought to have. The fourth part considers wisdom and folly, security and incompleteness of knowledge, truth and lies.