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: Silvana Vecchio

Affiliazione / Author affiliation: Università degli Studi di Ferrara

Titolo / Title: Peccatum pessimum. L’ira nella Moralis philosophia di Ruggero Bacone

Abstract: The analysis of the moral doctrines contained in the Moralis philosophia of Roger Bacon reveals the central place reserved to the vice of anger. Bacon considers it a very serious sin, which goes against the human nature and makes many devastating effects on individuals and their social relations. Bacon’s moral doctrines are based on a source that has been recently rediscovered, Seneca’s De ira. Bacon is one of the first authors to quote extensively that work. Bacon’s enthusiasm for the Latin philosopher is the result of his conviction of the superiority of pagan philosophers over the Christians, especially in the field of ethics. The knowledge of the ancients, which is necessary for the life of individuals and for the proper function of institutions, is a duty for Christian thinkers.

Keywords: Roger Bacon; Moralis philosophia; anger; Seneca; Pagan philosophers.

DOI: 10.14640/QuadernidiNoctua5-11

Volume: 5

Pagine / Pages: 372-394

Pubblicazione / Publication date: 01/02/2019

Permalink: https://dx.doi.org/10.14640/QuadernidiNoctua5-11

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