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A Companion to Angels in Medieval Philosophy Brill’s Companions to the Christian Tradition A series of handbooks and reference works on the intellectual and religious life of Europe, 500–1800 Editor-in-Chief Christopher M. Bellitto (Kean University) VOLUME 35 The titles published in this series are listed at brill.nl/bcct A Companion to Angels in Medieval Philosophy Edited by Tobias Hoffmann LEIDEN • BOSTON 2012 Cover illustration: Lorenzo Monaco (c. 1370–1423), Annunciation Triptych—detail (Angel). Florence, Accademia. Inv.: 8458. © 2011. Photo Scala, Florence—courtesy of the Ministero Beni e Att. Culturali Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A companion to angels in medieval philosophy / edited by Tobias Hoffmann. p. cm. — (Brill’s companions to the Christian tradition, 1871-6377 ; v. 35) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-90-04-18346-9 (alk. paper) — ISBN 978-90-04-22979-2 (e-book) 1. Angels—History of doctrines—Middle Ages, 600–1500. 2. Angels. 3. Philosophy, Medieval. I. Hoffmann, Tobias. BT966.3.C66 2012 235’.30902—dc23 2012017180 This publication has been typeset in the multilingual “Brill” typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, IPA, Greek, and Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see www.brill.nl/brill-typeface. ISSN 1871-6377 ISBN 978 90 04 18346 9 (hardback) ISBN 978 90 04 22979 2 (e-book) Copyright 2012 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Global Oriental, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers and Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill NV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. This book is printed on acid-free paper. CONTENTS Acknowledgments .......................................................................................... vii Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1 Aquinas on the Demonstrability of Angels ............................................ 13 Gregory T. Doolan Metaphysical Composition of Angels in Bonaventure, Aquinas, and Godfrey of Fontaines ........................................................................ 45 John F. Wippel The Individuation of Angels from Bonaventure to Duns Scotus ..... 79 Giorgio Pini Angelic Time and Motion: Bonaventure to Duns Scotus ................... 117 Richard Cross Angelic Knowledge in Aquinas and Bonaventure ................................ 149 Harm Goris Duns Scotus on Angelic Knowledge ......................................................... 187 Timothy B. Noone Angelic Language and Communication ................................................... 223 Bernd Roling Augustine and Anselm on Angelic Sin ..................................................... 261 Peter King Theories of Angelic Sin from Aquinas to Ockham ............................... 283 Tobias Hoffmann Bibliography ..................................................................................................... 317 Index of Manuscripts ..................................................................................... 331 Index of Names ................................................................................................ 332 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Much of the editorial work on this volume was done during my stay in Munich, supported by a fellowship from the Alexander of Humboldt Foundation, to which I am deeply indebted. I also wish to thank Profes- sor Rémi Brague for hosting me, and Mechthilde Dreier for assisting me in my practical needs. Special thanks go to all the contributors, who put a considerable amount of work into writing their chapters—probably much more than they had initially reckoned on. Many thanks also to Adrian Walker for producing an excellent translation of Bernd Roling’s chapter from the German. I am grateful to Francis Feingold, who revised the entire manuscript, offered valuable suggestions for clarifications, and compiled the indices. The Catholic University of America supported his work with a generous grant. I would also like to extend my gratitude to two anonymous referees for their constructive suggestions and judicious criticism. I am thankful, too, for the efficient assistance of Brill’s editors Julian Deahl and Ivo Romein, as well as of Christopher Bellitto, the series editor of Brill’s Companions to the Christian Tradition. Particularly heart- felt thanks go to my recently departed friend Rev. Kurt Pritzl, OP, Dean of the School of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America. He had been extremely supportive over the past years; I would like to dedicate the volume to him. Tobias Hoffmann, October 2011