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Robert Grosseteste
McEvoy, James E. 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN10: 0195354176 ISBN13: 9780195354171 DDC: 189.4 LCC: B765 Edition: (electronic bk.)41 (NL)

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Grosseteste was the initiator of the English scientific tradition, an early chancellor of Oxford University, and a famous teacher and commentator on the newly discovered works of Aristotle. McEvoy's translations of his writings provide an overview of the range of his intellectual achievement.

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Contents; 1 From Schools to University; 2 A Life Poorly Known: The First Six Decades; 3 The Council of Lyons and Its Aftermath, through Grosseteste's Eyes; 4 Relationship with the Mendicants; 5 The Myth of the Proto-Reformer; 6 Contribution to Philosophy; 7 Exegetical Writings; 8 Greek Scholarship; 9 Personal Theological Stamp; 10 Pastoral Writings; 11 Anglo-Norman Works; 12 The Earliest Franciscan Masters at Oxford; 13 The Arrival of the Sentences; Conclusion; Appendix 1: A Sample of Grosseteste's PreachingþA Sermon of Robert Grosseteste on Galations 5:24. Appendix 2: On Christian LibertyþExtracts from Grosseteste's Commentary on Galatians, Chapters 4þ6Appendix 3: On Educative Love; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W. Electronic reproduction.Available via World Wide Web.

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