Description

Book Synopsis
This volume examines a selection of late medieval works devoted to the intensive infinite in order to draw a comprehensive picture of the context, character and importance of scholastic efforts to reason philosophically about divine infinity. As Dominican masters face Franciscan 'spirituals' and as university-trained theologians face evangelical laymen, the purpose and meaning of divine infinity shift, reflecting a basic tension between the Church's Petrine vocation for geopolitical orthodoxy and its more Pauline mission to promote Christian orthopraxis. The first part of the book traces the scholastic defense of divine infinity from the holocaust of Montségur up to John Duns Scotus. The second part examines the semiotic breakthrough initiated by William of Ockham and the subsequent penetration of infinist theory into a wide variety of disciplines.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Preface 1. In the Shadow of Montsegur 2. Thomas Aquinas and the Six-Winged Seraph 3. Infinity and Totality in Henry of Ghent 4. Barefoot for an Infinite God 5. Spiritual Sword and Spiritual Quanta 6. Mirrors and Signs - the Modern Way to Infinity (I) 7. Mirrors and Signs - the Modern Way to Infinity (II) Conclusion Bibliography Index

Measure of a Different Greatness: The Intensive Infinite, 1250-1650

    Product form

    £226.48

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £238.40 – you save £11.92 (5%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Wed 5 Aug 2026.

    A Hardback by Anne Davenport

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Measure of a Different Greatness: The Intensive Infinite, 1250-1650 by Anne Davenport

      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 24/06/1999
      ISBN13: 9789004114814, 978-9004114814
      ISBN10:
      Also in:
      Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This volume examines a selection of late medieval works devoted to the intensive infinite in order to draw a comprehensive picture of the context, character and importance of scholastic efforts to reason philosophically about divine infinity. As Dominican masters face Franciscan 'spirituals' and as university-trained theologians face evangelical laymen, the purpose and meaning of divine infinity shift, reflecting a basic tension between the Church's Petrine vocation for geopolitical orthodoxy and its more Pauline mission to promote Christian orthopraxis. The first part of the book traces the scholastic defense of divine infinity from the holocaust of Montségur up to John Duns Scotus. The second part examines the semiotic breakthrough initiated by William of Ockham and the subsequent penetration of infinist theory into a wide variety of disciplines.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements Preface 1. In the Shadow of Montsegur 2. Thomas Aquinas and the Six-Winged Seraph 3. Infinity and Totality in Henry of Ghent 4. Barefoot for an Infinite God 5. Spiritual Sword and Spiritual Quanta 6. Mirrors and Signs - the Modern Way to Infinity (I) 7. Mirrors and Signs - the Modern Way to Infinity (II) Conclusion Bibliography Index

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account