Title It could have been otherwise : contingency and necessity in Dominican theology at Oxford, 1300-1350 / by Hester Goodenough Gelber

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 412 pages) : illustrations Series Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters, 0169-8028 ; Bd. 81 Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters ; Bd. 81. 0169-8028 Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Making of a Conversational Community -- A. The Provincial Priors -- B. Doctors of Theology -- 1. Blackfriars from 1300 to 1312 -- 2. Years of Crisis-Blackfriars from 1312 to 1320 -- 3. Blackfriars under John of Bristol-1317 to 1327 -- 4. Blackfriars under Simon of Boraston-1327 to 1336 -- 5. The Provincialates of Winkley, Dutton and Strelley-1337 to 1349 -- C. Intellectual Life -- Chapter 2. A Community Census -- A. Blackfriars from 1300 to 1312 -- B. Blackfriars from 1312 to 1320 C. Blackfriars under John of Bristol-1317-1327 -- D. Blackfriars under Simon of Boraston-1327-1336 -- E. The Provincialates of Winkley, Dutton and Strelley-1337-1349 -- Chapter 3. New Directions in Modal Theory -- A. Thomas Aquinas on Modality -- B. The Fourteenth Century Reaction -- C. Enter the Ars obligatoria -- D. Conclusion -- Chapter 4. Emergence of an Obligational Theology -- A. John Duns Scotus -- B. Arnold of Strelley -- C. Robert Holcot -- D. Conclusion -- Chapter 5. The Limits of Lying -- A. Covenant and Contract among the Dominicans -- B. Could God Deceive Us? -- C. Conclusion Chapter 6. Troubling Necessities -- A. Immutability Implies Necessity -- B. Necessities of Past and Consequent -- C. Conclusion -- Chapter 7. Invincible Ignorance -- A. Arnold of Strelley -- B. Intuitive Cognition of Non-Existents -- C. William Crathorn -- D.A Case of Mistaken Identity -- E. Conclusion -- Chapter 8. God's Absolute and Ordained Power -- A. Revisiting the Modern Controversy -- B. Dominicans on God's Power -- C. God's Knowledge of a Non-Existent Rose -- D. Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient and Medieval Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Index of Modern Authors -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z Summary "This volume deals with the Dominicans at Oxford University from 1300-1350. It describes the history of the Oxford friary, who the friars were, who were there, how they were chosen and the intellectual life they created. It develops the idea of the friary as a "conversational community."" "It's readership will include those interested in intellectual history, history of philosophy, history of theology, medieval history, history of the university, Oxford university, history of the Church, Dominicans, medieval logic and modal theory."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-399) and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Dominicans -- England -- Oxford -- Theology -- History -- To 1500 SUBJECT Dominicans fast Subject Philosophical theology -- History -- To 1500 Contingency (Philosophy) -- History -- To 1500 Necessity (Philosophy) -- History -- To 1500 PHILOSOPHY -- Free Will & Determinism. Contingency (Philosophy) Necessity (Philosophy) Philosophical theology Theology Dominicanen. Theologie. Contingentie. Noodzakelijkheid. England -- Oxford Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 1429408324 9781429408325 9789004139077 9004139079

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