This paper deals with three references found in John Wyclif's unpublished De scientia Dei to a certain Tractatus 13, whose title relates to the position it holds in the first book of Wyclif's Summa de ente. They are puzzling references, since the first book of the Summa is made up barely of seven tracts. In this paper I argue that the three references are actually linking devices to the final section of the De ente praedicamentali (ch. 19-22). Moreover, I maintain that, at the time of the compilation of his De scientia Dei, Wyclif conceived the first book of his Summa as containing thirteen tracts, the last seven of which later collected under a single item (viz. the De ente praedicamentali). This allows for a broader and more consistent account of the order and dating of the De scientia Dei (1372) and other Wyclif's writings.

Yet Another 'Lost' Chapter of Wyclif's Summa de ente Notes on some puzzling references to Tractatus 13 / L. Campi. - In: VIVARIUM. - ISSN 0042-7543. - 49:4(2011), pp. 353-367.

Yet Another 'Lost' Chapter of Wyclif's Summa de ente Notes on some puzzling references to Tractatus 13

L. Campi
2011

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This paper deals with three references found in John Wyclif's unpublished De scientia Dei to a certain Tractatus 13, whose title relates to the position it holds in the first book of Wyclif's Summa de ente. They are puzzling references, since the first book of the Summa is made up barely of seven tracts. In this paper I argue that the three references are actually linking devices to the final section of the De ente praedicamentali (ch. 19-22). Moreover, I maintain that, at the time of the compilation of his De scientia Dei, Wyclif conceived the first book of his Summa as containing thirteen tracts, the last seven of which later collected under a single item (viz. the De ente praedicamentali). This allows for a broader and more consistent account of the order and dating of the De scientia Dei (1372) and other Wyclif's writings.
Cross-referencing; Dating; De ente praedicamentali; De scientia Dei; John Wyclif; Tractatus 13; Philosophy; History
Settore M-FIL/08 - Storia della Filosofia Medievale
2011
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