Lorenzo Valla’s De libero arbitrio
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Lorenzo Valla’s *De libero arbitrio* is a 15th-century humanist treatise in which Valla critically examines the nature of free will, moral responsibility, and divine foreknowledge within a Christian philosophical framework.
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| De libero arbitrio | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
humanist work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reconcile human freedom with divine foreknowledge ⓘ |
| approach | humanist critique of scholasticism ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
divine omniscience
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grace ⓘ liberum arbitrium ⓘ predestination ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Lorenzo Valla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | learned Christian readers ⓘ |
| author | Lorenzo Valla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 15th century ⓘ |
| concerns |
compatibility of free will and divine omniscience
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moral culpability ⓘ nature of human choice ⓘ problem of predestination ⓘ |
| critiques |
deterministic interpretations of divine foreknowledge
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scholastic metaphysics ⓘ |
| discipline |
ethics
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| genre | dialogue ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early humanist intervention in the free will debate ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustinian theology
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medieval scholastic debates on free will ⓘ |
| intellectualMilieu | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
divine foreknowledge
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free will ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| method | philological and rhetorical analysis ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Christian philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | important text of Renaissance humanist theology ⓘ |
| positionOnForeknowledge | maintains compatibility of divine foreknowledge with free will ⓘ |
| positionOnFreeWill | affirms reality of human free choice ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Repastinatio dialectice et philosophie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| rhetoricalStyle |
dialogical
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polemical ⓘ |
| supports |
contingency of human actions
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human moral responsibility ⓘ |
| title | De libero arbitrio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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