A Critical Edition of Henry of Ghent's Quaestiones ordinariae, art. 56-59

FAIN: RQ-255568-17

Gordon Anthony Wilson
University of North Carolina, Asheville (Asheville, NC 28804-3251)

Preparation for print and online publication of 13th-century philosopher Henry of Ghent’s Questiones ordinariae (Summa), articles 56-59. (36 months)

The critical edition of the works of Henry of Ghent, the most important philosopher in the last quarter of the 13th century, is a project coordinated by Leuven University in Belgium. This edition fits into the large scheme of historical research in which the humanistic and intellectual roots of our institutions, ideas, and values, many of which have medieval origins, are developing. Forty-five volumes are anticipated in the series: twenty-two are in print and others are in preparation by a multinational team. This proposal is for three years for G. Wilson, G. Etzkorn, and B. Goehring to research one volume, Quaestiones ordinariae (Summa), articles. 56-59. The end product will be a printed volume in the Henry of Ghent series and the Latin text will be placed on the Henry of Ghent Opera omnia web site https://philosophy.unca.edu/henry-ghent-series. Because Leuven University is committed to printing volumes in the series and the series is self-supporting, publication is assured in advance.

Associated Products

The Works of Henry of Ghent: Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. LX-LXII (Book)
Title: The Works of Henry of Ghent: Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. LX-LXII
Author: Henrici de Gandavo
Editor: Gordon Wilson
Editor: Girard Etzkorn
Editor: Bernd Goehring
Abstract: Henry of Ghent was the most important thinker of the last quarter of the 13th century and his works were influential not only in his lifetime, but also in the following century and into the Renaissance. This critical edition of Henry of Ghent’s Summa, art. 60–62 deals with the Trinity. The respective articles are based upon this scholastic philosopher’s lectures in the theology faculty at the university in Paris and can be dated to slightly after Advent 1290. For Henry and his contemporaries, Trinitarian analysis entailed both metaphysical and epistemological issues which required serious thought and in these articles Henry treats active spiration, a property common to the Father and Son; properties proper to the Holy Spirit; and properties common to all the persons of the Trinity, namely identity, equality, and similitude. Articles 60–62 were distributed by the university in Paris by means of two successive exemplars divided into peciae. Manuscripts copied from each have survived and the text of the critical edition has been established based upon the reconstructed text of these two exemplars. Reconstructing the first exemplar was complicated by the fact that one manuscript contains replacement peciae of the first exemplar and these may have been the models for other manuscript copies. This volume should be of interest to those studying theology, philosophy, and book distribution in the Middle Ages, as well as to scholars of (medieval) teaching at the university in Paris.
Year: 2018
Primary URL: https://www.worldcat.org/title/summa-quaestiones-ordinariae-art-lx-lxii/oclc/1060767892&referer=brief_results
Primary URL Description: WorldCat listing
Secondary URL: https://lup.be/products/109707?_pos=1&_sid=3448f8dac&_ss=r
Secondary URL Description: Publisher's listing
Access Model: Book
Publisher: Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press
Type: Edited Volume
ISBN: 9789462701465
Copy sent to NEH?: Yes

Henry of Ghent, Quaestiones ordinariae (=Summa, art. 56-59) (Book)
Title: Henry of Ghent, Quaestiones ordinariae (=Summa, art. 56-59)
Author: Henry of Ghent (Henricus de Gandavo)
Editor: Bernd Goehring
Editor: Gordon A. Wilson
Editor: Girard Etzkorn
Abstract: This volume, edited by consulting the nineteen known manuscripts of Henry of Ghent's Quaestiones ordinariae (=Summa), art. 56-59. These articles are based on his university lectures in Paris. In them Henry treats important humanistic issues, such as “person,” “love,” “knowledge,” and “will.” He also deals with the Aristotelian notion of relation and he treats epistemological issues, e.g. concept formation. His subtle treatment of these issues has contributed to notions of what it means to be a human person, an understanding of which is crucial to the humanities.
Year: 2020
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Type: Edited Volume

---