The Modality Of Interaction Between Jewish And Christian Thought In The Middle Ages: The Problem Of Free Will And Divine Wisdom In Dante Alighieri And Menahem Recanati As A Case Study

2009 ◽  
pp. 163-180
Keyword(s):  
Free Will ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Dante Alighieri ◽  
Divine Wisdom ◽  
Christian Thought ◽  
The Middle Ages

scholarly journals A Freedom beyond Conflict: The Logic of Internal Conflict and the Free Will in Maximus the Confessor

Scrinium ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-74
Author(s):  
Basil Lourié
Keyword(s):  
Free Will ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Deontic Logic ◽  
Internal Conflict ◽  
Opposite Case ◽  
Divine Will ◽  
Maximus The Confessor ◽  
The Middle Ages

Summary Maximus’ idea of appropriation of the divine will by deified humans, in any consistent interpretation, would mean their deprivation of their own freedom – exactly in the same manner as it could be in the case of servitude to sin. Maximus’ own logic, however, was paraconsistent when applied to the case of deification (whereas not to the opposite case of the servitude to sin). A recourse to a paraconsistent deontic logic was not a uniquely Maximian tool even in the Middle Ages and could serve as an inspiring example for logicians today.

A Quantified Temporal Logic for Ampliation and Restriction

Vivarium ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 485-510
Author(s):  
Sara L. Uckelman
Keyword(s):  
Natural Language ◽  
Temporal Logic ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Classical Logic ◽  
Medieval Logic ◽  
Supposition Theory ◽  
The Middle Ages

Abstract Temporal logic as a modern discipline is separate from classical logic; it is seen as an addition or expansion of the more basic propositional and predicate logics. This approach is in contrast with logic in the Middle Ages, which was primarily intended as a tool for the analysis of natural language. Because all natural language sentences have tensed verbs, medieval logic is inherently a temporal logic. This fact is most clearly exemplified in medieval theories of supposition. As a case study, we look at the supposition theory of Lambert of Lagny (Auxerre), extracting from it a temporal logic and providing a formalization of that logic.

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