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
Autore / Author: Amalia Cerrito
Affiliazione / Author affiliation: Università degli Studi di Trento
Titolo / Title: Leprosy and Inherited Diseases in 13th-Century Discussions on the Original Sin
Abstract: This essay explores the theoretical treatment of leprosy in 13th-century theological discussions on the transmission of the original sin. According to scholastic theologians, both the existence of the original sin and its transmission from parents to progeny were factual truths, whose dynamics could be explained by analogy with inherited diseases, such as leprosy. Different uses of natural philosophy and medicine in discussing the transmission of leprosy will be shown in theological and biblical-exegetical works of William of Auvergne, Roland of Cremona, Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas, and Henry of Ghent.
Keywords: inherited diseases; leprosy; original sin; biblical exegesis; natural philosophy; medicine.
DOI: 10.14640/QuadernidiNoctua7-7
Pagine / Pages: 187-217
Pubblicazione / Publication date: 12/12/2024
Permalink: https://dx.doi.org/10.14640/QuadernidiNoctua7-7
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