Book contents
- Human Nature in Early Franciscan Thought
- Human Nature in Early Franciscan Thought
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Key to Summa Halensis Citations
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Philosophy of the Soul c.1150–1215
- 2 Theological Background
- 3 The Soul and the Body
- 4 The Powers of the Soul
- 5 Cognitive Powers
- 6 Cognitive Powers in John of La Rochelle’s Summa de anima
- 7 The Reception of Averroes in Early Scholasticism
- 8 Cognitive Powers
- 9 The Affections
- 10 Free Choice
- 11 Angels
- 12 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
9 - The Affections
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 January 2023
Book contents
- Human Nature in Early Franciscan Thought
- Human Nature in Early Franciscan Thought
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Key to Summa Halensis Citations
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Philosophy of the Soul c.1150–1215
- 2 Theological Background
- 3 The Soul and the Body
- 4 The Powers of the Soul
- 5 Cognitive Powers
- 6 Cognitive Powers in John of La Rochelle’s Summa de anima
- 7 The Reception of Averroes in Early Scholasticism
- 8 Cognitive Powers
- 9 The Affections
- 10 Free Choice
- 11 Angels
- 12 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter turns from questions of cognition to those related to volition, and, in particular, to the preliminary movements of the sense appetite which lay the foundation for the work of free will. John departs from past precedent in describing these appetites as only partially due to the passive reception of sense data and as entailing an active if preliminary movement of the will towards or away from its objects. In this way, he seems to anticipate John Duns Scotus’ theory of the will and its affections.
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- Human Nature in Early Franciscan ThoughtPhilosophical Background and Theological Significance, pp. 228 - 248Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023