Seeking for Franciscan Philosophy: Poverty, lifestyle, and love of the Individual - AFSV00450
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The peculiar lifestyle of the Franciscans (the adhesion to the rule of poverty established by St.
Francis is what norms and shapes one’s life from within) has never stopped fascinating thinkers, suffices to think about Agamben’s referential work Altissima Poverta’ (On highest poverty). What if this lifestyle is analyzed from a philosophical perspective? For, since its foundation, the Franciscan order has contributed, through thinkers like Bonaventure, Peter Olivi, William of Ockham, to animate and shape the cultural, philosophical scene in Europe. From a philosophical point of view, the Franciscan lifestyle emphasized the importance of three main themes: the poverty of the Church, the love of the individual, and the will. By adopting a specific position (in a nutshell: the partial acceptance/the refusal of the “new philosophy” of Aristotle) within the 13th century philosophical landscape, Franciscan thinkers like Bonaventure and Scotus contributed to the rise of new themes, such as the primacy of the singular over the universal (epistemology) and the primacy of the will over the intellect (moral philosophy and metaphysics).. Poslední úprava: Centini Lorenzo (12.09.2025)
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For the positive accomplishment of the course, following duties are required:
Poslední úprava: Centini Lorenzo (12.09.2025)
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This is the basic literature. This list can be expanded or modified according to cultural preferences and individual paths of the students. More titles will be provided by Moodle. A. Wolter, Duns Scotus on will and morality, Washington DC, 1986 G. G. Merlo, In name of St.Francis, New York, 2009 L. Schumacher, Human nature in early franciscan thought, Cambridge, 2023 G. Todeschini, Franciscan wealth. From volountary poverty to market society, New York, 2004 E. Gilson, The philosophy of Saint Bonaventure, London, 1940 B. Kent, The virtues of the will. The transformation of ethics in the late thirteen century, Washington DC, 1995 Poslední úprava: Centini Lorenzo (12.09.2025)
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