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Evil in Dionysius the Areopagite, Alexander of Hales and Thomas Aquinas
- Abstract:
- This paper examines Alexander of Hales’ use and reconciliation of apparently dissonant quotations from Dionysius on two related questions, the knowability of God and the origin of evil. Noting that Alexander, as a junior colleague of Robert Grosseteste, was one of the first to make extensive use of Dionysius, it shows that he normally cites him in conjunction with Augustine and other Latin writers rather than according an independent authority to him. It is also argued that, although Alexander in some respects anticipates the conclusions of Aquinas, which are also reinforced by appeals to Dionysius, he is more inclined to admit the substantiality of evil.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1515/9783110685022-006
- Publication website:
- https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/571774
- Publisher:
- De Gruyter
- Host title:
- Summa Halesiana: Sources and Context
- Volume:
- 65
- Pages:
- 55–70
- Series:
- Veröffentlichungen des Grabmann-Institutes zur Erforschung der mittelalterlichen Theologie und Philosophie
- Place of publication:
- Berlin
- Publication date:
- 2020-05-05
- Acceptance date:
- 2019-10-31
- Event title:
- Alexander of Hales, Summa Halensis
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- ISSN:
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0580-2091
- EISBN:
- 978-3-11-068510-7
- ISBN:
- 978-3-11-068492-6
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English
- Pubs id:
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1085170
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pubs:1085170
- Deposit date:
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2020-02-05
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- Copyright holder:
- Lydia Schumacher
- Copyright date:
- 2020
- Rights statement:
- © 2020 Lydia Schumacher, published by De Gruyter. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.
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