Data di Pubblicazione:
2018
Citazione:
God is the Rewarder not of Nouns but of Adverbs : Hunting Abelardian Ghosts / L. Campi. - In: DOCUMENTI E STUDI SULLA TRADIZIONE FILOSOFICA MEDIEVALE. - ISSN 1122-5750. - 29(2018), pp. 155-189.
Abstract:
The paper presents the results of an enquiry into the phrase « Deus est remunerator
non nominum sed adverbiorum ». Although it had widespread circulation in the late
Middle Ages and in early Modernity, this saying has been hitherto almost entirely
overlooked by intellectual historians. Its earliest appearance is attested in Bernard of
Parma’s Ordinary Gloss to the Gregorian Decretals (second recension, c. 1243-1245),
where the phrase is ascribed, intriguingly enough, to « Io. quidam sapiens fantasma ».
After surveying some stages in the spread of this phrase, the paper addresses the question
of its attribution. Eventually, the paper takes into closer consideration Bernard’s gloss
and its textual components, and raises some questions concerning their connection with
Abelard’s controversial ethical teaching.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
L. Campi
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