Forge of Doctrine
The Academic Year 1330-31 and the Rise of Scotism at the University of Paris
By (author) William O Duba
A rare survival provides unmatched access to the theology classroom of 1330-31. That year, the Franciscan theologian, William of Brienne, lectured on Peter Lombard’s Sentences and disputed with the other theologians at the University of Paris. The original, official notes of these lectures and disputes survives in a codex at the Prag
A rare survival provides unmatched access to the the medieval classroom. In the academic year 1330-31, the Franciscan theologian, William of Brienne, lectured on Peter Lombard’s Sentences and disputed with the other theologians at the University of Paris. The original, official notes of these lectures and disputes survives in a manuscript codex at the National Library of the Czech Republic, and they constitute the oldest known original record of an entire university course. An analysis of this manuscript reconstructs the daily reality of the University of Paris in the fourteenth century, delineating the pace and organization of instruction within the school and the debates between the schools. The transcription made during William’s lectures and the later modifications and additions reveal how the major vehicle for Scholastic thought, the written Sentences commentary, relates to fourteenth-century teaching. As a teacher and a scholar, William of Brienne was a dedicated follower of the philosophy and theology of John Duns Scotus (+1308). He constructed Scotist doctrine for his students and defended it from his peers. This book shows concretely how scholastic thinkers made, communicated, and debated ideas at the medieval universities. Appendices document the entire process with critical editions of William’s academic debates (principia), his promotion speech, and a selection of his lectures and sources.?
- By (author) William O Duba
Other Titles in this Series
Principia on the Sentences of Peter Lombard
Exploring an Uncharted Scholastic Philosophical Genre Across Europe
Volume 7
William of Ware on the Sentences
Teaching Philosophy and Theology in the 13th Century between Thomas Aquinas and Duns Scotus
Volume 8
Rise of an Academic Elite
Deans, Masters, and Scribes at the University of Vienna before 1400
Volume 6
Les spheres, les astres et les theologiens
L'influence celeste entre science et foi dans les commentaires des Sentences (v. 1220-v. 1340)
Volume 5
La volonte de croire au Moyen Age
Les theories de la foi dans la pensee scolastique du XIIIe siecle
Volume 4
Les principia aux Sentences de Benoît Hesse de Cracovie (1428–1430)
Étude et édition critique
Volume 10
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