QUADERNI DI NOCTUA

La tradizione filosofica dall’antico al moderno. Studi e testi

History of Philosophy from the Ancient to the Modern Age. Studies and Editions

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Autore / Author: Stefano Caroti

Affiliazione / Author affiliation: Università degli Studi di Parma

Titolo / Title: Nicole Oresme e S. Agostino

Abstract: Nicole Oresme cannot be counted among those late medieval philosophers who fostered a return to Augustine. Nevertheless, quotations from Augustine in Oresme’s works are not just tributes to one of the most outstanding thinkers. Indeed, in Oresme’s anti-astrological works Augustine’s De civitate Dei is one of the most relevant sources, while in his commentary on Aristotle’s Ethica (in its French translation) Oresme’s idea of freedom is largely inspired by Augustine.

Keywords: Nicole Oresme; Augustine; astrology; freedom.

English title: Nicole Oresme and Saint Augustine

DOI: 10.14640/QuadernidiNoctua3-4

Volume: 3

Pagine / Pages: 98-123

Pubblicazione / Publication date: 01/06/2016

Permalink: https://dx.doi.org/10.14640/QuadernidiNoctua3-4

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