Robert Grosseteste?s significant contributions to science and theology are a testament to his reptuation as a consummate polymath. An accomplished scholar and bishop, his multifaceted work has inspired a fourfold approach to investigating his intellect and influence. The first section examines Grosseteste?s work in the field of translation and commentary. In the opinion of Roger Bacon, Grosseteste was the best Latin translator of Greek since Boethius. The Bishop?s ability to combine linguistic expertise with philosophical insight made him very valuable. The second section delves into the territory of science and magic. In his treatment of light, Grosseteste traces his line of reasoning to the pre-Aristotelian physicists, thereby becoming a mentor to later generations of British Aristotelian commentators. The Dominican?s musings on the nature and abilities of magi and devils furnish us with a forerunner of similar speculations in Bonaventure and Aquinas. Section three treats the theme of impact and legacy. The effect of Grosseteste?s intellectual capital is noticeable in the work of Geoffrey Chaucer and Wyclif. His philosophical theories, especially those concerning universals and the notion of unequal infinities, had an overpowering influence on fourteenth-century thinkers. The last section offers ample proof that as profound and far-reaching as Grosseteste?s scholarly contributions were, remarkably he did not allow them to prevent him from taking his pastoral duties seriously.
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Table of Contents
- His Thought and Its Impact 3
- PART ONE 19
- Translations and Commentaries 19
- Thomas Gallus Vercellensis and Robertus Grossatesta Lincolniensis 21
- The Translation Methods of Robert Grosseteste and Johannes Scottus Eriugena 62
- Grossetestes Commentary on the 81
- Divine Names 81
- Robert Grosseteste on the Psalms 97
- PART TWO 127
- Science and Magic 127
- The Evolution of the Idea of Corporeity in Robert Grossetestes Writings 129
- Grossetestes Influence on Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-Century British Commentators on 158
- Posterior Analytics 158
- Between Idolatry and Science 185
- PART THREE 217
- Impact and Legacy 217
- Wyclif and the Grosseteste Legacy at Oxford Greyfriars 219
- Grosseteste Wyclif and Chaucer on Universals 235
- Robert Grosseteste and Richard Rufus of Cornwall on Unequal Infinites 245
- PART FOUR 275
- Pastoral Theology 275
- For a Larger Audience 277
- Robert Grosseteste the Jews and 332
- De cessatione legalium 332
- The Commentary of Robert Grosseteste as a Source for the of Rudolph of Biberach OFM 345
- Mystical Theology Die siben strassen zu got 345
- Bibliography 352
- Index 375
