Research Catalog

Title

Richard Rufus of Cornwall : Scriptum in Metaphysicam Aristotelis : Alpha to Epsilon / edited by Rega Wood, Neil Lewis, and Jennifer R. Ottman.

Author

Richard Rufus, of Cornwall, -approximately 1260

Publication

• Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2022.
• ©2022

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Wood, Rega
• Lewis, Neil
• Ottman, Jennifer

Description

xx, 764 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"This is the first great commentary in the Western European tradition of expounding Aristotle's Metaphysics. Dated about 1238, this work by Richard Rufus of Cornwall is a major contribution to the history of Western philosophy and the study of Aristotle. No future account of thirteenth-century metaphysics will be able to ignore its contribution. Rufus addresses questions as diverse as 'what is truth?', 'are there many eternal truths?', 'what is prime matter?', and 'how do corruptible and incorruptible substances differ?'. Rufus' views on the nature of truth were strongly influenced by Anselm, while his treatment of the problem of the eternal truths was influenced by his contemporary, Robert Grosseteste. But his views on prime matter owe more to his reading of Averroes and Averroes' understanding of the Aristotelian tradition, as well as to the influence of Augustine. Even so, while deeply indebted to the Aristotelian tradition, Rufus displays an independence and originality of thought throughout the Scriptum. The Scriptum's exposition of Aristotle and its exciting questions date from about 35 years before Thomas Aquinas wrote his commentary on the Metaphysics. Its publication will prompt a re-evaluation of the development of metaphysics in the Latin West. As the copious notes to this edition indicate, it was a very influential work that had a significant impact on the views of the two most popular early Aristotle commentators, Adam Buckfield and Albert the Great."--

Series Statement

Auctores Britannici medii aevi ; 39

Uniform Title

• Scriptum in Metaphysicam Aristotelis. Selections
• Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi ; 39.

Alternative Title

• Scriptum in Metaphysicam Aristotelis.
• Scriptum in Metaphysicam Aristotelis : Alpha to Epsilon

Subject

• Richard Rufus, of Cornwall, -approximately 1260
• Aristotle
• Philosophy, Medieval
• Metaphysics > Early works to 1800
• Truth > Early works to 1800

Note

• "Published for The British Academy."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Language (note)

• Text in Latin, with extensive introduction in English.

Call Number

JFE 22-4094

ISBN

• 9780197266908
• 0197266908

OCLC

1242466558

Author

Richard Rufus, of Cornwall, -approximately 1260, author.

Title

Richard Rufus of Cornwall : Scriptum in Metaphysicam Aristotelis : Alpha to Epsilon / edited by Rega Wood, Neil Lewis, and Jennifer R. Ottman.

Publisher

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2022.

Copyright Date

©2022

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Auctores Britannici medii aevi ; 39

Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi ; 39.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Language

Text in Latin, with extensive introduction in English.

Added Author

Wood, Rega, editor.

Lewis, Neil, editor.

Ottman, Jennifer, editor.

Research Call Number

JFE 22-4094