Robert Halifax OFM and the Middle Act of the Will
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https://doi.org/10.63277/2385-1341/3304Abstract
Abstract in italiano
Nel XIII e XIV secolo, l'emergere di un atto 'mediano' della volontà, in particolare da parte dei pensatori francescani, mise in discussione la tradizionale divisione in due atti della volontà. Critico nei confronti della nuova tendenza, Robert Halifax OFM optò per un ritorno alla concezione agostiniana degli atti della volontà. Questo saggio indaga il suo rifiuto di un atto 'mediano' della volontà nella quaestio 4 del suo commento alle Sentenze e lo collega alla sua teoria del cambiamento nella quaestio 5. In quest'ultima, Halifax fa una scelta molto originale e complessa: per quanto riguarda gli atti della volontà, adotta la teoria della successione intorno alla latitudine delle forme, ma rifiuta qualsiasi cambiamento improvviso nella volontà stessa.
Abstract in English
In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the emergence of a middle act of the will especially by Franciscan thinkers challenged the traditional, twofold division of the acts of the will. Critical of the new trend, Robert Halifax OFM opted for returning to the Augustinian understanding of the acts of the will. This chapter investigates his rejection of a middle act of the will in question 4 of his commentary on the Sentences, and ties it to his theory of change in question 5. Within the latter, Halifax makes a most original and intricate choice: with regard to the acts of the will, he adopts the succession theory about the latitude of forms, yet refuses any sudden change in the will itself.
