Abstract
[Autom. eng. transl.] Greek-Arab necessity implied a clear downsizing of divine power, through an evident overestimation of a naturalistic determinism based on an (heterodox) interpretation of some Aristotelian principles. Hence the massive recourse - not only in theological context - to the already existing distinction established between potentia Dei absoluta and potentia Dei ordinata. An emblematic denunciation of this determinism is represented by article 147 of the Condemnation of 1277 as the one that most clearly testifies to the spirit of Tempier's intervention: "Quod impossible simpliciter non potest fieri a Deo, vel ab agent alio. - Error, si de impossibili secundum naturam intelligatur ». The relevance of this intervention obviously has a decisive significance also in the context of natural philosophy. We propose here to trace the echo of this condemnation which resounds in the application of principles of natural philosophy in matters relating to the Eucharist, a privileged observatory from which to assist and verify the concurrence of the two disciplines in this area: theological and philosophical. In particular, there will be three thematic nuclei, mutually intertwined, which are innervated in the Eucharistic theology of Duns Scotus starting from faith in the real presence: place, quantity, movement
Translated title of the contribution | [Autom. eng. transl.] Many things seem impossible to get involved here. Duns Scotus from the "Fisica dell' Eucharist" in Ordination IV |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 57-85 |
Number of pages | 29 |
Journal | COLLECTANEA FRANCISCANA |
Volume | 82 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Eucharist, Physics, Metaphysics, Theology, Duns Scotus