From Hope to Salvation (the End of the Speculative Way). An Interpretation of De Concordia Treatise of Anselm of Canterbury
Abstract
De concordia, the last treatise written by Anselmo, constitutes a privileged high point in the genetic process of his thought. I will try to outline the overall structural aspects of this text that I consider important to define its belonging to this process: a) This work is inscribed –together with Monologion (M) and Cur deus homo (CDH)– in the process of deconstruction of the Anselmian speculative thought; b) The speculative aspect is closely associated to language through the “nihil” notion; c) The articulation between freedom and necessity in M, and the unfolding of the center of De Concordia (in the textual center and the objective center) are both subsidiary to the said aspect.Downloads
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