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The dominating theologian in Europe between Thomas Aquinas and John Duns
Scotus, Henry of Ghent produced a massive Summa of Ordinary
Questions as well as fifteen quodlibets during his long tenure at
the University of Paris. His work constituted a new synthesis of faith
and reason which competed with that of Thomas Aquinas and influenced the
history of both philosophy and theology. The first five articles of the
Summa, dealing with various issues associated with human
knowledge, constitute an adequate introduction to Henry's thought. In
them we find his approach to fundamental principles and themes developed
in detail in the rest of his corpus. Of the five, only article one has
appeared as a whole in English translation. The next four articles
reinforce and develop the findings of the first article, providing
additional treatments that indicate Henry's principles and orientation.
In fact, these four articles alone provide a condensed but remarkably
rich portrait of Henry's basic thought, and so are an invaluable
resource for beginning and advanced students alike. Articles 2-5 include
important positions on knowledge and reality, a conception of humanity's
ultimate purpose and the pursuits most conducive to it, and an approach
to faith and reason. These four articles are presented here for the
first time in English translation with an introduction and notes. Along
with the translation, the volume includes the Latin text of the modern
critical edition.
