International Workshop
at the University of Cologne
Among early 14th-century commentaries on the
Sentences of Peter Lombard, that of the Dominican theologian Durandus of St. Pourçain occupies
a special place, not only because of its originality,
but also because of its potential to advance medieval philosophical research. This commentary, which
exists in three versions, sheds light on philosophical
and theological debates in the context of the medieval university, the studia of the religious Orders and
the papal court at the beginning of the 14th century.
In these debates, the Sentences of Peter Lombard
were the focus of philosophical and theological contention. At the same time, Durandus’ commentary
proves to be an important document for the evaluation of discussions of the Dominican Order in the first
quarter of the 14th century, particularly with respect
to the teachings of Thomas Aquinas. Indeed, this
text became the starting point for one of the most
heated intellectual controversies of the Late Middle Ages, and the basis for a censorship process
against its author.
The Durandus Editing Project prepares critical editions of the first two versions (A and B) of Durandus’ commentary on the Sentences, both of which
probably originated from Durandus’ lectures on the
Sentences in Paris (1308-10). Both versions appear
to be rooted in a single manuscript by Durandus in
which A and B represent different phases of revision
that have been made. In this respect, the joint editing
of both redactions will contribute to the “history of
origins” of this commentary. As a result, this edition
of Durandus will also close a gap in the exploration
of the early 14th century, which was noted by Joseph
Koch in a groundbreaking study more than eighty
years ago.
For further information, see:
http://durandus.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/12819.html
June 7-9, 2012
Scientific Lead
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andreas Speer
Organisation and Contact
Dr. Thomas Jeschke
Thomas-Institut
Universitätsstraße 22
D-50923 Köln
Phone: ++49 (0)221 / 470-7929
Fax:
++49 (0)221 / 470-5011
Email: [email protected]
http://durandus.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/
International Workshop
Organized by the Durandus
Editing Project (DFG)
Durandus
and his Sentences Commentary:
Historical, Philosophical,
and Theological Issues
Durandus
Friday
and his Sentences Commentary:
Historical, Philosophical,
and Theological Issues
June
8 Saturday
Durandus’ Philosophy and Theology
10:15-11:00 Peter John Hartman (Toronto):
Durandus on the Cause of a Cognitive Act
International Workshop
at the University of Cologne
June 7-9, 2012
Thursday
June
7
Historical Context
Chair Andreas Speer
16:00-16:15 Welcome
16:15-17:15 Opening Address:
William J. Courtenay (Madison):
Durandus in his Institutional and Intellectual
Context
*Coffee Break*
17:30-18:15 Isabel Iribarren (Strasbourg):
Durandus after the Censures. Theology as
a Vocation
18:15-19:00 Jean-Luc Solère (Boston):
Durand and Kilwardby
19:00
Plenary Discussion
*Dinner*
*Coffee Break*
11:30-12:15 Pavel Blažek (Prague/London):
Matrimonium non est sacramentum stricte et
proprie dictum: Durandus on the Sacrament of
Marriage
The Edition of Durandus’
Sentences Commentary
Chair Guy Guldentops
15:00-15:45 Andreas Speer (Cologne):
The Durandus Project at the Thomas-Institut:
Status Quaestionis
15:45-16:30 Fiorella Retucci (Cologne):
Selected Problems in Book II of Durandus’
Sentences Commentary
*Coffee Break*
17:00-17:45 Thomas Jeschke (Cologne):
The MSS Tradition of Book IV of Durandus’
Sentences Commentary
17:45
Plenary Discussion
Evening Lecture
20:00
Stephen F. Brown (Boston):
Fourteenth-Century Views of Theology after
Durandus’s Denial that Declarative and Deductive Theology are Properly Science
*Dinner*
9
Contextualising
Durandus’ Commentary
Chair Fiorella Retucci
09:30-10:15 Guy Guldentops (Cologne):
Durandus on God’s Knowledge of Evil
June
Chair Thomas Jeschke
10:00-10:45 Kent Emery, Jr. (Notre Dame):
The Literary Production of John Duns
Scotus’ Lectures on the Sentences at the
University of Paris
10:45-11:30 Russell L. Friedman (Leuven):
Peter Auriol’s Reaction to Durand:
An Attempt at an Overview
*Coffee Break*
12:00-12:45 William O. Duba (Fribourg):
Re-Establishing the Stemma: Normalizing
Contamination in Editions of FourteenthCentury Philosophical Texts
12:45-13:30 Closure
*Lunch*
Location
All sessions as well as the evening lecture
take place in
Neuer Senatssaal
Universität zu Köln
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Köln
(University Main Building).
The workshop is open to all who are interested,
yet registration via fax, mail, or email is appreciated.