Summa (Quaestiones ordinariae) art. LXXIII - LXXV

Critical edition of articles 73–75 of Henry of Ghent’s Summa on language and its right use in theologyHenry of Ghent (d. 1293) is considered the most important thinker in the last quarter of the 13th century and his works remained influential throughout the following century and well into the Renaissance. This critical edition of articles 73–75 of Henry’s Quaestiones ordinariae (Summa) addresses language and its proper use in theology, topics of Henry’s lectures at the university in Paris. These last articles of the extant Summa, completed within the final two years of Henry’s life, clarify how the understanding of God (and creatures), developed throughout his writings, ought to be expressed. In addition to presenting Henry’s philosophy of language, they provide a mature synthesis of his views. Articles 73–75 were distributed by the university in Paris in two successive exemplars, each divided into peciae. Manuscripts copied from each have survived and the text of the critical edition has been established on the basis of reconstructed texts from these two exemplars.This volume will be of interest to those engaged in the study of theology, philosophy, book history and university history in the Middle Ages.