“Pulchra ut Luna”: St. Bonaventure, Richard Fishacre, and the De generatione stellarum on the Lunar Substance

This article explores Bonaventure’s thinking on the lunar substance. Focusing upon his discussion of the moon’s opacity and illumination by the solar radii, and how it relates to his appropriation of Aristotelian colour theory, it shows that there is a connection between Bonaventure’s discussion of...

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Main Author: Crozier, William (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2024
In: Vivarium
Year: 2024, Volume: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 120-146
Further subjects:B quintessence
B Moon
B Bonaventure
B Richard Fishacre
B Averroes
B dubia
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