Filozófiai és teológiai szemlélődés Szentviktori Richárdnál

Absztrakt

The idea of contemplation has undergone many changes during the centuries. This article explores Richard of Saint-Victor’s twelfth-century understanding of this pivotal notion and the six stages of the contemplating process by way of an exegesis of Richard’s key text on the topic titled De contemplatione. In his central work, the Victorine author makes an important distinction between what one could term theological and philosophical contemplation. The article attempts to give an account of their differences by interpreting related notions (such as collatio) and giving an insight into the cultural climate of the age.