Universals In Late Medieval Europe
If a problem of universals influenced phenomenal Late Medieval developments, it may be said the Black Death epidemic of Europe 1347-1350 was an inevitable precursor of transitions in human spirituality and intellect. It will be this discussion’s contention to study examples from a primary source to reveal portrayed how intellectual change eradicated Black Death’s fatalistic psychological obstacle between human sin and free will. These were: “The Plague in Avignon,” by Heyligen, 1347; “The Plague in Florence,” by Boccaccio, 1348; “The Astrological Causes of the Plague,” by de Meaux, 1348, for King Philip V1; “The Dangers of Corrupt Air,” by Jacobus,
Chancellor of Montpellier, 1364; “The Treatise of John Burgundy,” a 1365 plague tract; …show more content…
Boccaccio claimed 100,00 died in Florence alone; pestilence began “years earlier in the East.” 6 Louis Heyligen, “The Plague in Avignon,” in Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, The Black Death, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), 43 7 Giovanni Boccaccio, “The Plague in Florence,” in The Black Death, Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), 27-28 8 ibid, 30 9 ibid, 33 10 Louis Heyligen, “The Plague in Avignon,” in Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, The Black Death, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), 44 11 Giovanni Boccaccio, “The Plague in Florence,” in The Black Death, Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), 29 12 ibid, 27 13 Rosemary Horrox, “Part Three: Consequences,” in The Black Death, Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), 229 14 Rosemary Horrox, “Part Two: Explanations and Responses,” in Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, The Black Death, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), 109 15 Giovanni Boccaccio, “The Plague in Florence,” in Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, The Black Death, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), …show more content…
Jacobus noted organs as vital: “south wind grieves the body and hurts the heart.” 26 Jacobus explained disease’s pre-instances with Ptolemy; transmission via “heart” was innovative. 27
Of “corrupt” air, 28 Horrox noted Galen’s vapour theory as “inadequate.” 29 Nonetheless, individualized focus improved health, unconstrained man. For instance, urine’s “normal”
Chancellor of Montpellier, 1364; “The Treatise of John Burgundy,” a 1365 plague tract; …show more content…
Boccaccio claimed 100,00 died in Florence alone; pestilence began “years earlier in the East.” 6 Louis Heyligen, “The Plague in Avignon,” in Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, The Black Death, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), 43 7 Giovanni Boccaccio, “The Plague in Florence,” in The Black Death, Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), 27-28 8 ibid, 30 9 ibid, 33 10 Louis Heyligen, “The Plague in Avignon,” in Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, The Black Death, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), 44 11 Giovanni Boccaccio, “The Plague in Florence,” in The Black Death, Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), 29 12 ibid, 27 13 Rosemary Horrox, “Part Three: Consequences,” in The Black Death, Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), 229 14 Rosemary Horrox, “Part Two: Explanations and Responses,” in Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, The Black Death, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), 109 15 Giovanni Boccaccio, “The Plague in Florence,” in Rosemary Horrox, trans and ed, The Black Death, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994), …show more content…
Jacobus noted organs as vital: “south wind grieves the body and hurts the heart.” 26 Jacobus explained disease’s pre-instances with Ptolemy; transmission via “heart” was innovative. 27
Of “corrupt” air, 28 Horrox noted Galen’s vapour theory as “inadequate.” 29 Nonetheless, individualized focus improved health, unconstrained man. For instance, urine’s “normal”