Metaphysics in the Twelfth Century: On the Relationship among Philosophy, Science and Theology

240 Pages·2004·21.24 MB·English

by  Matthias Lutz-Bachmann

Fédération Internationale des Instituts d’Études Médiévales
TEXTES ET ÉTUDES DU MOYEN ÂGE, 19
Metaphysics in the Twelfth Century
On the Relationship among Philosophy,
Science and Theology
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Although metaphysics as a discipline can hardly be separated from Aristotle and
his works, the questions it raises were certainly known to authors even before
the reception of Aristotle in the thirteenth century. Even without the explicit use
of this term the twelfth century manifested a strong interest in metaphysical
questions under the guise of "natural philosophy" or "divine science", leading
M.-D. Chenu to coin the expression of a twelfth century "éveil métaphysique".
In their commentaries on Boethius and under the influence of Neoplatonism,
twelfth century authors not only anticipate essential elements of thirteenth cen­
tury metaphysics, they also make an original contribution to the history of meta­
physics by attempting to integrate the theory of first principles, philosophical theo­
logy and ontology. This volume presents and examines the contributions of the
twelfth century to metaphysics made by selected Jewish, Christian and Muslim
authors of the Iberian Peninsula and Francia.
Contributors include Matthias Lutz-Bachmann (Frankfurt am Main), Andreas
Speer (Würzburg), Charles Burnett (London), Alexander Fidora (Frankfurt am
Main), Thomas Ricklin (Neuchâtel), Yossef Schwartz (Tel Aviv), Josep Udina
(Barcelona), Jack C. Marier (St. Louis/USA), Gillian R. Evans (Cambridge),
Andreas Niederberger (Frankfurt am Main) and Françoise Hudry (Paris).
Couverture : Illustration from Alan of Lille’s De sex alis Cherubim from the manu­
script Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek in Frankfurt, Ms. Barth. 167, fol. 88v.
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Président :
LJE. BOYLE (t) (Commissio Leonina, Roma)
Vice-Président :
L. HOLTZ (Institut de Recherche et d’Histoire des Textes, Paris)
Membres du Comité :
M. FASSLER (Yale University, Connecticut)
C. LEONARDI (Società Intemazionale per lo Studio del Medioevo
Latino, Firenze)
J. MARTÍNEZ GÁZQUEZ (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona,
Departament de Ciències de l'Antiguitat i de l'Edat Mitjana,
Barcelona)
M.C. PACHECO (Universidade do Porto, Gabinete de Filosofia
Medieval, Porto)
Á. RlNGBOM (Institute of Medieval Studies of the Âbo Akademi,
Turku)
Secrétaire et Editeur responsable :
J. HAMESSE (Institut Supérieur de Philosophie, Louvain-la-Neuve)
Trésorier :
O. WELTERS (Constantijn Huygens Instituut, Den Haag)
Fédération Internationale des Instituts d’Études Médiévales
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Metaphysics in the Twelfth Century
On the Relationship among Philosophy,
Science and Theology
Edited by
Matthias Lutz -Bachmann
Alexander Fedora
Andreas Neederberger
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface................................................................................. VII
Vorwort........................................................................................... XI
Matthias Lutz -Bachmann
Metaphysik und Theologie. Epistemologische Probleme in den
Opuscula Sacra des A.M.S. Boethius.......................................... 1
Andreas Speer
Das «Erwachen der Metaphysik». Anmerkungen zu
einem Paradigma für das Verständnis des 12. Jahrhunderts....... 17
Charles Burnett
The Blend of Latin and Arabic Sources in the Metaphysics
of Adélard of Bath, Hermann of Carinthia, and Gundisalvus..... 41
Alexander Fidora
Zum Verhältnis von Metaphysik und Theologie bei
Dominicus Gundissalinus.............................................................. 67
THOMAS RICKLIN
Die lateinische Entdeckung der Quintessenz:
Die Philosophia des Daniel von Morley....................................... 85
Yossef Schwartz
Zwischen Philosophie und Theologie im 12. Jahrhundert:
Halevi, Ibn Daud und Maimonides............................................... 113
JOSEP MANUEL UDINA
Zur Diskussion zwischen Metaphysikem
und hebräischen Theologen: Maimonides.................................... 137
Jack C. Marler
Averroes: The Platonic Rejection of Textual Conservatism...... 151
Gillian R. Evans
The Discussions of the Scientific Status of Theology
in the Second Half of the Twelfth Century................................... 161
Andreas Niederberger
Naturphilosophische Prinzipienlehre und Theologie
in der Summa , Quoniam homines ‘ des Alain von Lille............... 185
FRANÇOISE HUDRY
Métaphysique et Théologie
dans les Regulae theologiae d’Alain de Lille............................... 201
Index............................................................................................... 217