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The concept of Nature in the Metaphysical Theology of St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)

2013; Volume: 1; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

2255-5889

Ricardo da Costa,

Classical Studies and Legal History

In intellectual terms, Bernard of Clairvaux is one of the most important men of histime, the twelfth century. His texts (writings) influenced contemporary minds. It is, therefore,crucial to study his work in order to determine the intellectual degree of pre scholastic thinkers,who have written philosophical treatises – in our case the interest is the concept of Nature, oneof the most traditional in Philosophy. Thus, our proposal is to understand how Bernardodeveloped this concept in his work, from his more humanistic Christian definitions (such as “allmen are equal by nature”) to more specific metaphysical definitions as, for example, how hisconsiderations about the imperative of collaboration with Nature’s Grace (because, in hisopinion, the powers of Nature, equal for all, are useless without Grace). Sources Agustin, Santo, De ordine Aristoteles, Metafisica . (Traduccion de Patricio de Azcarate Corral). Isidoro de Sevilla, Santo, Etimologias II , Madrid, BAC, 1944, p. 12-13. Lucio Aneu Seneca, Cartas a Lucilio , Lisboa, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, 2007. Marco Aurelio, Pensamientos (traduccion y notas: Nicolas Estevanez), Buenos Aires, Editorial Losada, 2007, p. 29-30. Obras completas de San Bernardo de Claraval (Introd. y trad. por Juan Maria de la Torre), Madrid, BAC, 1943, 8 vols. Ovidio, Metamorphoses 1.85. Tomas de Aquino, Santo, Summa Theologiae , I, q. 42, a. 3; I, 11, 2109 a6; I, q.108, a. 2. Bibliography Costa, Ricardo da, “ O que e Deus? Consideracoes sobre os atributos divinos no tratado Da Consideracao (1149-1152), de Sao Bernardo de Claraval ”, Revista Coletânea. Revista de Filosofia e Teologia da Faculdade de Sao Bento do Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro, Editora Lumen Christi, Ano IX, fasc. 18, jul-dez 2010, p. 223-238. Costa, Ricardo da, “ ‘Ha algo mais contra a razao que tentar transcender a razao so com as forcas da razao?’: a disputa entre Sao Bernardo de Claraval e Pedro Abelardo ”. In : Lauand, Jean (org.), Anais do X Seminario Internacional: Filosofia e Educacao - Antropologia e Educacao - Ideias, Ideais e Historia , Sao Paulo, Editora SEMOrOc ( Centro de Estudos Medievais Oriente & Ocidente da Faculdade de Educacao da USP) Nucleo de Estudos de Antropologia UNIFAI / Factash Editora, 2010, p. 67-78. De Boni, Luis Alberto, Filosofia Medieval: textos , Porto Alegre, EDIPUCRS, 2000, p. 76. Fraile, Guillermo, Historia de la Filosofia II (1°). El cristianismo y la filosofia patristica. Primera escolastica , Madrid, BAC, 1986. Inwood, Brad (org.), Os Estoicos , Sao Paulo, Odysseus, 2006. Wolff, Christian, Philosophia rationalis sive Logica , §32.