Conscience in Medieval PhilosophyTimothy C. Potts Cambridge University Press, 2002 M04 18 - 168 páginas This book presents in translation writings by six medieval philosophers which bear on the subject of conscience. Conscience, which can be considered both as a topic in the philosophy of mind and a topic in ethics, has been unduly neglected in modern philosophy, where a prevailing belief in the autonomy of ethics leaves it no natural place. It was, however, a standard subject for a treatise in medieval philosophy. Three introductory translations here, from Jerome, Augustine and Peter Lombard, present the loci classici on which subsequent discussions drew; there follows the first complete treatise on conscience, by Philip the Chancellor, while the two remaining translations, from Bonaventure and Aquinas, have been chosen as outstanding examples of the two main approaches which crystallised during the thirteenth century. |
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Peter Lombard and Jerome | 1 |
Philip the Chancellor | 12 |
Bonaventure | 32 |
Aquinas | 45 |
Balancesheet | 61 |
Notes on the translations | 75 |
Jerome Commentary on Ezekiel 17 | 79 |
Augustine On the Trinity book 12 excerpts | 81 |
Bonaventure Commentary on Peter Lombards Books of Judgements 239 | 110 |
Aquinas Debated Questins on Truth 1617 | 122 |
Medieval texts on conscience | 137 |
Programme for a medievalphilosophy course on conscience | 140 |
145 | |
Analytical index of subjects | 146 |
151 | |
Index of Biblical references | |
Peter Lombard Books of Judgements 239 | 90 |
Philip the Chancellor Summa de bono treatise on conscience | 94 |
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A. J. P. Kenny acquired disposition action actualisation application appre apprehension Aquinas argument Aristotle Augustine basic deontic premiss basic deontic propositions behaviour bodily appetites bodily things Bonaventure chronic conflicts conflicts of desires conscientia binds deeds deontic beliefs deontic knowledge discussion dispositional potentiality distinction between synderesis distinguished emotions evil example exercise extinguished false flesh free choice Greek Hence higher reason human impulse impulse to sin injunction innate intellect Jerome John of Damascus latter Lottin lower reason means medieval philosophy medieval writers mind mistake mistaken conscientia Moreover motivation natural law natural tribunal necessity Nicomachean Ethics particular deontic propositions Peter Lombard Philip the Chancellor philosophers Plato Plato's practical reasoning psychological question R. M. Hare reply respect rule sense sensuality sins someone sometimes Souk Ahras soul spirit Summa Summa theologiae synderesis and conscientia texts theoretical thought tion Translations truth unchangeable virtue wants wisdom wrong yêtzer