RASCOE: So if these commitments are kept, what would that mean for the region?ĪMOS: Well, it might, and I must emphasize, might, calm tensions. And as important, they agreed to renew a security pact signed 22 years ago to cooperate on terrorism, drug smuggling, money laundering, and another agreement on trade and technology. Now, both sides are going to reopen embassies in two months. Things got worse again in 2019 after missile and drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. The cleric was a Shia Muslim, as are most Iranians.
What they were protesting is the beheading of a prominent Saudi cleric convicted on terrorism charges. Then Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Iran. It's a return to diplomatic relations broken off since 2016. RASCOE: What can you tell us about this agreement?ĪMOS: So it was pretty simple as it was set out. Welcome to the program.ĭEBORAH AMOS, BYLINE: Thank you for having me. Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to restore diplomatic ties that were cut several years ago, and the mediator was China. Theology Philosophy Medieval history Franciscan spirituality, illumination, medieval psychology, Robert Grosseteste, scholastic anthropology, soul Historical Theologyįranciscan spirituality illumination medieval psychology Robert Grosseteste scholastic anthropology soulSaudi Arabia and Iran have had tense relations for years, but on Friday, the two countries took a step towards toning down their animosity. Smith, Brett (Author) The Catholic University of America (Degree granting institution) Benson, Joshua (Thesis advisor) Grabowski, John (Committee member) Clark, Mark (Committee member) Noone, Timothy (Committee member) Druart, Therese-Anne (Committee member)ĭegree Awarded: Ph.D. The second section of the second part contains chapters six through eight and explores the significance of aspectus and affectus to diverse areas of Grosseteste’s thought.Īspectus and Affectus in the Theology of Robert Grosseteste The first section, encompassing chapters three, four, and five, treats primarily the meaning of the distinction but also addresses questions of development and consistency through the course of Grosseteste’s career. Part two explains the meaning and significance of the aspectus/affectus distinction, and it is divided into two sections. Chapter one provides an overview of relevant secondary literature, and chapter two investigates the sources of Grosseteste’s thought related to aspectus and affectus.
The first part, containing chapters one and two, provides the context in which one can understand Grosseteste’s use of aspectus and affectus. The study contains two parts, in addition to an introduction and a conclusion. The inseparability of knowledge and love describes the dynamic between aspectus and affectus according to which the powers are mutually dependent in performing their proper actions.
The primacy of the affectus refers to the ability of the affectus either to contract or to expand the range of things knowable to the aspectus, as well as its prerogative to govern the operation of the aspectus. The priority of the aspectus describes Grosseteste’s belief that knowledge (or perception and judgment) must come before love or desire, at least logically. The study finds that three themes consistently accompany Grosseteste’s use of this distinction: the priority of the aspectus, the primacy of the affectus, and the inseparability of knowledge and love. Not only are the doctrines accompanying these terms fundamental to his psychology, but they also have important connections to his metaphysics, his doctrine of salvation, his view of spiritual formation, and his theory of knowledge. This study finds that the aspectus/affectus distinction is an important key to understanding a web of interrelated themes in Grosseteste’s thought. Grosseteste used aspectus (vision) to name the cognitive power of the soul and affectus (feeling or desire) for the appetitive power.
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This study offers the first full historical and systematic exposition of the aspectus/affectus distinction in the thought of Robert Grosseteste (c.1168-1253).
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