«Decor ex praesentia mali»: Aesthetic Explanation of Evil in Thirteenth-Century Franciscan Thought
One of the important theological issues for ancient and medieval thought was to account for the existence of evil. Augustine provided an aesthetic explanation: evil exists for contrast, to let the good stand out more prominently. Thus, just as a painting that uses both dark and bright colors, the un...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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2001
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Recherches de théologie et philosophie médiévales
Год: 2001, Том: 68, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 245-269 |
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| Итог: | One of the important theological issues for ancient and medieval thought was to account for the existence of evil. Augustine provided an aesthetic explanation: evil exists for contrast, to let the good stand out more prominently. Thus, just as a painting that uses both dark and bright colors, the universe that contains both good and evil is beautiful as a whole. The argument was debated in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Alexander of Hales, as well as the Franciscan tradition in general, strongly supported the Augustinian position. The article discusses a previously unknown debate between Albert the Great and Bonaventure about this issue and suggests that Bonaventure is defending his fellow-Franciscan Alexander.\n4207 \n4207 |
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| ISSN: | 1783-1717 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Recherches de théologie et philosophie médiévales
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/RTPM.68.2.953 |