Treatise on Divine Predestination

Treatise on Divine Predestination is one of the early writings of the author of the great philosophical work Periphyseon (On the Division of Nature), Johannes Scottus (the Irishman), known as Eriugena (died c. 877 A.D.). It contributes to the age-old debate on the question of human destiny in the present world and in the afterlife.

About the author

Mary Brennan was for eighteen years researcher and archivist at the Society for the Promotion of Eriugenian Studies, located at that time at University College Dublin. Her publications in this field since 1977 include Guide des Etudes Erigéniennes, A Bibliography of Publications in the Field of Eriugenian Studies, 1800-1975, and Materials for the Biography of Johannes Scottus Eriugena.
Avital Wohlman is part of the department of Philosophy, Faculty of the Humanities at the Hebew University of Jerusalem. Her research interests are ancient philosophy, medieval philosophy, and philosophy of biology.

Summary

This edition is a translation of "Treatise on Divine Predestination", written in the 9th century, and one of the early writings by Johannes Scottus Eriugena. It contributes to the debate on the question of human destiny in the present world and afterlife.

Product details

• Authors: John Scottus Eriugena
• Assisted by: Mary Brennan (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Notre Dame Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.08.1998
• EAN: 9780268042073
• ISBN: 978-0-268-04207-3
• No. of pages: 166
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 420 g
• Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day