Robert Grosseteste : His Thought and Its Influence

by Cunningham, Jack P.

• ISBN13: 9780888448217
• ISBN10: 088844821X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-01
• Publisher: Utp Distribution

Summary

Robert Grosseteste?s significant contributions to science and theology are a testament to his reptuation as a consummate polymath. An accomplished scholar and bishop, his multifaceted work has inspired a fourfold approach to investigating his intellect and influence. The first section examines Grosseteste?s work in the field of translation and commentary. In the opinion of Roger Bacon, Grosseteste was the best Latin translator of Greek since Boethius. The Bishop?s ability to combine linguistic expertise with philosophical insight made him very valuable. The second section delves into the territory of science and magic. In his treatment of light, Grosseteste traces his line of reasoning to the pre-Aristotelian physicists, thereby becoming a mentor to later generations of British Aristotelian commentators. The Dominican?s musings on the nature and abilities of magi and devils furnish us with a forerunner of similar speculations in Bonaventure and Aquinas. Section three treats the theme of impact and legacy. The effect of Grosseteste?s intellectual capital is noticeable in the work of Geoffrey Chaucer and Wyclif. His philosophical theories, especially those concerning universals and the notion of unequal infinities, had an overpowering influence on fourteenth-century thinkers. The last section offers ample proof that as profound and far-reaching as Grosseteste?s scholarly contributions were, remarkably he did not allow them to prevent him from taking his pastoral duties seriously.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. x
Preface	p. xi
Contributors	p. xv
Translations and Commentaries
Thomas Gallus Vercellensis and Robertus Grossatesta Lincolniensis How to Make the Pseudo-Dionysius Intelligible to the Latins	p. 3
The Translation Methods of Robert Grosseteste and Johannes Scottus Eriugena Some Points of Comparison	p. 44
Grosseteste's Commentary on the Divine Names A Cosmological Relevance?	p. 63
Robert Grosseteste on the Psalms	p. 79
Science and Magic
The Evolution of the Idea of Corporeity in Robert Grosseteste's Writings	p. 111
Giossaeste's Influence on Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-Century British Commentators on Posterior Analytics A Preliminary Survey	p. 140
Between Idolatry and Science The Magical Arts in the Grosseteste School	p. 167
Impact and Legacy
Wyclif and the Grosseteste Legacy at Oxford Greyfriars	p. 201
Grosseteste, Wyclif, and Chaucer on Universals	p. 217
Robert Grosseteste and Richard Rufus of Cornwall on Unequal Infinites	p. 227
Pastoral Theology
For a Larger Audience Grosseteste's Perambulavit Iudas in Anglo-Norman	p. 259
Robert Grosseteste, the Jews, and De cessatione legalium	p. 314
The Mystical Theology Commentary of Robert Grosseteste as a Source for Die siben strassen zu got of Rudolph of Biberach, OFM	p. 327
Bibliography	p. 334
Index	p. 357
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