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Human Nature in Early Franciscan Thought
In this book, Lydia Schumacher challenges the common assumption that early Franciscan thought simply reiterates the longstanding tradition of Augustine. She demonstrates how scholars from this tradition incorporated the work of Islamic and Jewish philosophers, whose works had recently been translated from Arabic, with a view to developing a unique approach to questions of human nature. These questions pertain to perennial philosophical concerns about the relationship between the body and the soul, the work of human cognition and sensation, and the power of free will. By highlighting the Arabic sources of early Franciscan views on these matters, Schumacher illustrates how scholars working in the early thirteenth century anticipated later developments in Franciscan thought which have often been described as novel or unprecedented. Above all, her study demonstrates that the early Franciscan philosophy of human nature was formulated with a view to bolstering the order's specific theological and religious ideals.
Book Details
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: Jan 19th, 2023
- Pages: 360
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.94in - 1.54lb
- EAN: 9781009201117
- Categories: • Philosophy• Institutions & Organizations
About the Author
Schumacher, Lydia: - Lydia Schumacher is Reader in Historical and Philosophical Theology at King's College London. She has published four monographs and five single edited volume and was Principal Investigator of a European Research Council Starting Grant (2017-2021). Prior to taking her position at King's College London, she held Lectureship positions at the University of Edinburgh and University of Oxford.
Praise for this book
'A significant new milestone has been reached in our understanding of early Franciscan psychology and our grasp of the role played by the sources - Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin - in constructing their synthesis. It will be of interest primarily to serious researchers in medieval philosophy and theology. However, by offering insight into the innovative and multicultural roots of the western psychological tradition, it demonstrates the broad value of the ERC's investment in primary research in the humanities.' Aaron Gies, The Heythrop Journal