Francis of Marchia: Theologian and Philosopher : a Franciscan at the University of Paris in the Early Fourteenth Century

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Russell L. Friedman, Christopher David Schabel
Brill, 2006 - History - 204 pages
Over the past fifteen years Francis of Marchia (fl. 1320) has finally begun to receive the kind of attention his contemporary Franciscan confreres John Duns Scotus, Peter Auriol, and William of Ockham have enjoyed for decades. Marchia, a master of theology at the University of Paris, has emerged as an exciting thinker who made original contributions in areas ranging from modal theory to trinitarian theology. This volume capitalizes on the studies on and critical editions of the works of Marchia published since 1991, treating some of his often distinct and influential doctrines in cosmology, physics, metaphysics, ethics, and politics, based on his three main works: his commentaries on the Sentences and Aristotle's Metaphysics and his Improbatio written against Pope John XXII.
Contributors include: Fabrizio Amerini, Russell L. Friedman, Roberto Lambertini, Andrea Robiglio, Chris Schabel, Mark Thakkar, and Fabio Zanin.

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MARK THAKKAR Francis of Marchia on the Heavens
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CHRIS SCHABEL Francis of Marchias Virtus derelicta and the Context
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FABIO ZANIN Francis of Marchia Virtus derelicta and Modifications
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Russell L. Friedman, Ph.D. (1997), Iowa, is Professor of Medieval Philosophy at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium). His research and publications deal primarily with later medieval philosophy and theology, especially cognitive theory and trinitarian theology. Chris Schabel, Ph.D. (1994), Iowa, teaches at the University of Cyprus. Specializing in intellectual history and the Latin East, he recently published Theological Quodlibeta in the Middle Ages: The Thirteenth Century (2006) and, with A. Nicolaou-Konnari, Cyprus - Society and Culture 1191-1374 (2005), both with Brill.

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