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This work is about the development of scholastic argumentation in thirteenth-century Europe. It traces the rise of a formal model of science and resulting accommodations in traditional attitudes towards human cognition, especially with regard to the role of divine illumination. Investigated are ten theologians from Robert Grosseteste to Duns Scotus, all commonly associated with a so-called Augustinian current. The analysis focuses on theory of knowledge and of mind, relating both to the account of human understanding of divinity in the world. Of interest to historians of medieval culture and historians of science, the book lays bare the intellectual transformations ultimately setting the stage for the emergence of modern science. It furthermore advances a novel argument about the reality of "Augustinianism" and "Aristotelianism" in high-medieval thought.
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THE LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE VOLUME ONE STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT EDITED BY HEIKO A. OBERMAN, Tucson, Arizona IN COOPERATION WITH ROBERT J. BAST, Knoxville, Tennessee HENRY CHADWICK, Cambridge BRIAN TIERNEY, Ithaca, New York ARJO VANDERJAGT, Groningen VOLUME XCVIII STEVEN P. MARRONE THE LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE VOLUME ONE THE LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE SCIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF GOD IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY VOLUME ONE A DOCTRINE OF DIVINE ILLUMINATION BY STEVEN P. MARRONE BRILL LEIDEN • BOSTON • KOLN 2001 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Marrone, Steven P., 1947The light of Thy countenance : science and knowledge of God in the thirteenth century / by Steven P. Marrone. p. cm. — (Studies in the history of Christian thought, ISSN 0081-8607 ; v. 98) Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, p.) and indexes. Contents: v. 1. A doctrine of divine illumination—Gods at the core of cognition. ISBN 9004119477 (set: alk. paper) 1. Knowledge, Theory of (Religion)—History. 2. God—Knowableness— History of doctrines. 3. Religion and science—History. 4. Thirteenth century. I. Title. II. Series. BT50 .M28 2000 261.5'5'09022—dc21 00-046862 CIP Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufhahme Marrone, Steven P.: The light of thy countenance : science and knowledge of god in the thirteenth century / by Steven P. Marrone. - Leiden ; Boston ; Koln : Brill (Studies in the history of Christian thought; Vol. 98) ISBN 90-04™11947-7 Vol. 1. A doctrine of divine illumination. - 2001 ISSN ISBN 0081-8607 9004 11947 7 (set) © Copyright 2001 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy itemsfor internal or personal use is granted by Brill provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910 Danvers MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. PRINTED IN THE NETHERLANDS To Ellen This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS VOLUME ONE A DOCTRINE OF DIVINE ILLUMINATION Acknowledgments Sigla Introduction ix xi 1 PART ONE BIRTHPANGS OF A PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION 1210 1245 ROBERT GROSSETESTE AND WILLIAM OF AUVERGNE Introduction to Chapter One Chapter Two Reference Chapter Three Chapter Four Part One Certitude of Knowledge The Origin of Knowledge and its Knowledge of Immutable Truth Mind's Road to God 29 38 60 84 97 PART TWO THE CLASSIC AUGUSTINIANS 1250-1280 BONAVENTURE, GILBERT OF TOURNAI, JOHN PEGHAM AND MATTHEW OF AQUASPARTA Introduction to Part Two Cha