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Alexander of Hales, d. 1245, English scholastic philosopher, called the Unanswerable Doctor by his fellow scholastics. He was a Franciscan and a lecturer at the Univ. of Paris. His Summa universae theologiae was the first systematic exposition of Christian doctrine to introduce Aristotle as a prime authority. His eclectic work also contains elements of Neoplatonism and Augustinian and Arabic ideas. Alexander held that all created things, spiritual as well as corporeal, are made up of matter and form. This teaching became the central feature of Franciscan scholasticism and an important influence on St. Thomas Aquinas. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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(66) From the time of Alexander of Hales, a number of
theologians turned to this idea and formulated understandings of
original sin that closely associated sexual impulses and the
uncontrollable random movements of the genitals with disobedience to
authority and the absence of just order. (66) From the time of Alexander of Hales, a number of
theologians turned to this idea and formulated understandings of
original sin that closely associated sexual impulses and the
uncontrollable random movements of the genitals with disobedience to
authority and the absence of just order. Alexander of Hales was used to say that while
Mary's rational faculties rejoiced at Jesus' death because in
charity she knew that it would bring salvation, the inferior sensual
part of her nature caused her to grieve in both body and soul. |
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