Book contents
- Human Nature in Early Franciscan Thought
- Human Nature in Early Franciscan Thought
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Key to Summa Halensis Citations
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Philosophy of the Soul c.1150–1215
- 2 Theological Background
- 3 The Soul and the Body
- 4 The Powers of the Soul
- 5 Cognitive Powers
- 6 Cognitive Powers in John of La Rochelle’s Summa de anima
- 7 The Reception of Averroes in Early Scholasticism
- 8 Cognitive Powers
- 9 The Affections
- 10 Free Choice
- 11 Angels
- 12 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - The Soul and the Body
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 January 2023
- Human Nature in Early Franciscan Thought
- Human Nature in Early Franciscan Thought
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Key to Summa Halensis Citations
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Philosophy of the Soul c.1150–1215
- 2 Theological Background
- 3 The Soul and the Body
- 4 The Powers of the Soul
- 5 Cognitive Powers
- 6 Cognitive Powers in John of La Rochelle’s Summa de anima
- 7 The Reception of Averroes in Early Scholasticism
- 8 Cognitive Powers
- 9 The Affections
- 10 Free Choice
- 11 Angels
- 12 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter treats the response of John of La Rochelle’s Summa de anima and the Summa Halensis to three major questions on the relationship between the body and the soul that were debated amongst early scholastic theologians who engaged with Greek and Arabic philosophical sources. These questions concern whether it is composed of matter and form; the union of the soul to the body; and whether there is a medium between the soul and the body. The chapter situates early Franciscan ideas about these issues in the context of those advocated by other major scholastic theologians at the time.
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- Human Nature in Early Franciscan ThoughtPhilosophical Background and Theological Significance, pp. 65 - 103Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023