Beatific enjoyment in medieval scholastic debates, Kitanov, Severin Valentinov
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Автор: Kitanov Severin Название: Beatific Enjoyment in Medieval Scholastic Debates: The Complex Legacy of Saint Augustine and Peter Lombard ISBN: 0739174150 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780739174159 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 33795.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщикаПоставка под заказ. Описание: Beatific Enjoyment in Medieval Scholastic Debates examines the religious concept of enjoyment as discussed by scholastic theologians in the Latin Middle Ages under the label of beatific enjoyment (fruitio beatifica). At the basis of the concept of beatific enjoyment lies the distinction between the terms enjoyment and use (frui et uti) found in Augustine s treatise On Christian Learning. Saint Augustine employed this distinction for the purpose of showing that all our earthly attachments, including the love of one s neighbor, should be subordinated to the love and enjoyment of the Holy Trinity. Peter Lombard, a twelfth-century Italian theologian, choose the enjoyment of God to serve as an opening topic of his Sentences and thereby set in motion an enduring scholastic discourse. Severin Kitanov reveals the many facets of this discourse through an examination of issues pertaining to the nature of volition, on the one hand, and the relationship between volition and cognition, on the other. In addition, Kitanov revels theologians' debates about how enjoyment ought to be defined, whether there are different kinds and degrees of enjoyment, whether natural reason unassisted by divine revelation can demonstrate that there is such a thing as beatific enjoyment, whether beatific enjoyment is the same as pleasure, whether it has an intrinsic cognitive character, whether the blessed can enjoy the essence of God without enjoying the persons of the Holy Trinity, and whether the enjoyment of God in heaven is a free or un-free act. The questions scholastic authors asked about beatific enjoyment are still relevant today, especially to religious believers interested in the philosophical discussion and investigation of transcendent experiences and ultimate states of consciousness. Even though the concept of beatific enjoyment is ultimately a religious and theological concept, medieval scholastic authors discussed this concept by means of Aristotle s logical and scientific apparatus and through the lens of metaphysics, physics, psychology, and virtue ethics. Bringing together theological and scientific approaches to enjoyment, Kitanov exposes the intricacy of the discourse and lays out a plan of new understanding for students and scholars.
Описание: Beatific Enjoyment in Medieval Scholastic Debates examines the religious concept of enjoyment as discussed by scholastic theologians in the Latin Middle Ages under the label of beatific enjoyment (fruitio beatifica). At the basis of the concept of beatific enjoyment lies the distinction between the terms enjoyment and use (frui et uti) found in Augustine s treatise On Christian Learning. Saint Augustine employed this distinction for the purpose of showing that all our earthly attachments, including the love of one s neighbor, should be subordinated to the love and enjoyment of the Holy Trinity. Peter Lombard, a twelfth-century Italian theologian, choose the enjoyment of God to serve as an opening topic of his Sentences and thereby set in motion an enduring scholastic discourse. Severin Kitanov reveals the many facets of this discourse through an examination of issues pertaining to the nature of volition, on the one hand, and the relationship between volition and cognition, on the other. In addition, Kitanov revels theologians' debates about how enjoyment ought to be defined, whether there are different kinds and degrees of enjoyment, whether natural reason unassisted by divine revelation can demonstrate that there is such a thing as beatific enjoyment, whether beatific enjoyment is the same as pleasure, whether it has an intrinsic cognitive character, whether the blessed can enjoy the essence of God without enjoying the persons of the Holy Trinity, and whether the enjoyment of God in heaven is a free or un-free act. The questions scholastic authors asked about beatific enjoyment are still relevant today, especially to religious believers interested in the philosophical discussion and investigation of transcendent experiences and ultimate states of consciousness. Even though the concept of beatific enjoyment is ultimately a religious and theological concept, medieval scholastic authors discussed this concept by means of Aristotle s logical and scientific apparatus and through the lens of metaphysics, physics, psychology, and virtue ethics. Bringing together theological and scientific approaches to enjoyment, Kitanov exposes the intricacy of the discourse and lays out a plan of new understanding for students and scholars.
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