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There are 8 critical essays on Robert Grosseteste.

Critical Essays on Robert Grosseteste
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Critical Essay by James McEvoy
15,952 words, approx. 53 pages
In the following essay, McEvoy argues that Grosseteste's popular treatise on the decalogue was written for a well-educated clerical public; that its most notable doctrinal theme is Christian love; and that it comments favorably on the structure of feudal society while also pointing out and castigating abuses within that system.
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Critical Essay by Richard William Southern
9,172 words, approx. 31 pages
In the following essay, Southern examines contrasting interpretations of Grosseteste's ideas, demonstrating how commentators perceive Grosseteste as both a moderate figure representative of papal reform and an eccentric extremist.
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Critical Essay by Francis Seymour Stevenson
6,593 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following essay, Stevenson discusses Grosseteste's literary and academic activities between 1239 and 1244, including his efforts in promoting the revival of learning, his translations of The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs, and other writings.
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Critical Essay by Jean Dunbabin
6,140 words, approx. 21 pages
In the following essay, Dunbabin examines Grosseteste's translation of the Nichomachean Ethics, commenting on its accuracy, range of scholarship, clarity, logical precision, and philosophical skill, and lauding it as an example of the foundation Grosseteste laid for future commentators on Aristotle's work.
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Critical Essay by Steven P. Marrone
4,892 words, approx. 16 pages
In the following essay, Marrone examines Grosseteste's early theological treatises, arguing that they offer insights into Grosseteste's later views, particularly regarding his ideas about truth as a simple quality, and the scientific ideal of knowledge as it evolved in his work.
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Critical Essay by M. de Jonge
4,530 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following essay, de Jonge explores the reasons for Grosseteste's interest in the Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs, also speculating on why the text was considered so significant by his contemporaries.
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Critical Essay by Kevin M. Purday
4,236 words, approx. 14 pages
In the following essay, Purday discusses the theological issues described in the Diffinicio Eucaristie,, arguing that the work, whose authorship has been under dispute, should be attributed to Grosseteste.
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Critical Essay by G. R. Evans
3,035 words, approx. 10 pages
In the following essay, Evans remarks on the clarity of the demonstrative style used by Grosseteste in his commentary on Aristotle's Posterior Analytics, noting that Grosseteste points out the conclusiones, or principles of demonstrative science, as they emerge from the philosopher's work.


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