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Book SynopsisThis is the first volume exclusively devoted to the Expositio by Berthold of Moosburg (c.1295-c.1361) on Proclus’ Elements of Theology. The breadth of its vision surpasses every other known commentary on the Elements of Theology, for it seeks to present a coherent account of the Platonic tradition as such (unified through the concord of Proclus and Dionysius) and at the same time to consolidate and transform a legacy of metaphysics developed in the German-speaking lands by Peripatetic authors (like Albert the Great, Ulrich of Strassburg, and Dietrich of Freiberg). This volume aims to provide a basis for further research and discussion of this unduly overlooked commentary, whose historical-philosophical importance as an attempt to refound Western metaphysics is beginning to be recognized. The publication of this volume has received the generous support of the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme through the ERC Consolidator Grant NeoplAT: A Comparative Analysis of the Middle East, Byzantium and the Latin West (9th-16th Centuries), grant agreement No 771640 (www.neoplat.eu). “[…] the volume displays various aspects of the richness hidden in this Commentary on Proclus: the contributions mentioned here are merely representative of such richness. Nonetheless, a desideratum of the research on Berthold remains a closer analysis of his polemical relations with his still unknown adversaries.” -Giuseppe Thomas Vitale, Thomas-Institut der Universität zu Köln, Recherches de Théologie et Philosophie médiévales 89.2
Trade Review"...the volume displays various aspects of the richness hidden in this Commentary on Proclus: the contributions mentioned here are merely representative of such richness." - Giuseppe Thomas Vitale
Table of Contents1 Introduction Dragos Calma and Evan King part 1: Sources 2 The Meaning of the Biblical Citations in the Expositio of Berthold of Moosburg Paul D. Hellmeier OP 3 Avicebron (Solomon Ibn Gabirol) and Berthold of Moosburg on Essential Causality Alessandra Beccarisi 4 Between Cologne and Oxford: Berthold of Moosburg and Thomas of York’s Sapientiale Fiorella Retucci 5 Die Kontinuität der intellektuellen Tradition des Albertus Magnus: Berthold von Moosburgs Theorie des Intellekts Henryk Anzulewicz 6 The Gods and Causality. On Aquinas’ Presence in Berthold’s Expositio Ezequiel Ludueña 7 Berthold of Moosburg, Reader of Ulrich of Strassburg. On Natural Providence Tommaso Ferro 8 Sapiens modernus: The Reception of Dietrich of Freiberg in Berthold of Moosburg Evan King part 2: Doctrines 9 Berthold of Moosburg, the unum animae, and Deification Loris Sturlese 10 Metaphysical Freedom. From Albert the Great to Berthold of Moosburg Wouter Goris 11 Doppelte Providenz. Die Rezeption einer neuplatonischen Tradition bei Berthold von Moosburg Theo Kobusch 12 Regna duo duorum. Berthold of Moosburg’s Theory of Providence and Fate Alessandro Palazzo 13 Founding a Metaphysics of Light in Proclus’ Universe: Berthold of Moosburg’s Theory of Forms Sylvain Roudaut part 3: Comparisons 14 Peter of Ireland and Berthold of Moosburg on First Being, First Life, and First Mind Michael W. Dunne 15 Berthold of Moosburg, Nicholas of Cusa, and Marsilio Ficino as Historians of Philosophy Stephen Gersh
