Aspectus and Affectus in the Theology of Robert Grosseteste
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Aspectus and Affectus in the Theology of Robert Grosseteste
Yazar:
Smith, Brett W., author.
ISBN:
9780438008137
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1 electronic resource (418 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-10(E), Section: A.
Advisors: Joshua Benson Committee members: Mark Clark; Therese-Anne Druart; John Grabowski; Timothy Noone.
Özet:
This study offers the first full historical and systematic exposition of the aspectus/affectus distinction in the thought of Robert Grosseteste (c.1168-1253). Grosseteste used aspectus (vision) to name the cognitive power of the soul and affectus (feeling or desire) for the appetitive power.
This study finds that the aspectus/affectus distinction is an important key to understanding a web of interrelated themes in Grosseteste's thought. Not only are the doctrines accompanying these terms fundamental to his psychology, but they also have important connections to his metaphysics, his doctrine of salvation, his view of spiritual formation, and his theory of knowledge. The study finds that three themes consistently accompany Grosseteste's use of this distinction: the priority of the aspectus, the primacy of the affectus, and the inseparability of knowledge and love. The priority of the aspectus describes Grosseteste's belief that knowledge (or perception and judgment) must come before love or desire, at least logically. The primacy of the affectus refers to the ability of the affectus either to contract or to expand the range of things knowable to the aspectus , as well as its prerogative to govern the operation of the aspectus. The inseparability of knowledge and love describes the dynamic between aspectus and affectus according to which the powers are mutually dependent in performing their proper actions.
The study contains two parts, in addition to an introduction and a conclusion. The first part, containing chapters one and two, provides the context in which one can understand Grosseteste's use of aspectus and affectus. Chapter one provides an overview of relevant secondary literature, and chapter two investigates the sources of Grosseteste's thought related to aspectus and affectus. Part two explains the meaning and significance of the aspectus/affectus distinction, and it is divided into two sections. The first section, encompassing chapters three, four, and five, treats primarily the meaning of the distinction but also addresses questions of development and consistency through the course of Grosseteste's career. The second section of the second part contains chapters six through eight and explores the significance of aspectus and affectus to diverse areas of Grosseteste's thought.
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School code: 0043
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