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Moral Dilemmas
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Peter the Chanter’s Summa de Sacramentis et Animae Consiliis marked a watershed in the history of casuistry. In this work, moral dilemmas, which had previously been peripheral to medieval theology, were at the centre of ethical thought; this had implications for his thought on lying and perjury. A comparison of the Chanter’s Summa with his more popular work, the Verbum Abbreviatum, and with other theological works of the same period reveals this distinctive interest in short cases of conscience. The Chanter’s treatment of three moral topics—revelation of confession, dissimulation, and broken oaths—reveals the extent to which his interest in moral cases determined the quality of his moral reasoning. The final part of the chapter investigates the influence of the Chanter’s casuistry on his circle of students, including Robert of Courson, Thomas Chobham, and John of Kent.
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Peter the Chanter’s Summa de Sacramentis et Animae Consiliis marked a watershed in the history of casuistry.
In this work, moral dilemmas, which had previously been peripheral to medieval theology, were at the centre of ethical thought; this had implications for his thought on lying and perjury.
A comparison of the Chanter’s Summa with his more popular work, the Verbum Abbreviatum, and with other theological works of the same period reveals this distinctive interest in short cases of conscience.
The Chanter’s treatment of three moral topics—revelation of confession, dissimulation, and broken oaths—reveals the extent to which his interest in moral cases determined the quality of his moral reasoning.
The final part of the chapter investigates the influence of the Chanter’s casuistry on his circle of students, including Robert of Courson, Thomas Chobham, and John of Kent.
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