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<p>Some interesting cases of non-monotonic reasoning have already been identified in medieval theological texts. Jacob Archambault proved in 2015 that the argumentation presented by St Anselm of Canterbury in his <italic>Proslogion</italic>  has non-monotonic “embeddings”. My own contribution from 2011 indicated that we can argue that a non-monotonic logic underlies some discussions provided by St Thomas Aquinas in his <italic>Summa theologiae</italic>, and showed that Boethius of Dacia used non-monotonic reasoning in his <italic>De aeternitate mundi</italic>. In this article, I would like to briefly present these examples and verify whether we can speak about similar cases in medieval Biblical exegesis. My aim is to outline  particular  problems  connected  with  the  identification  of  non- monotonicity which are specific to theology, as well as assumptions that should be adopted to successfully discuss this issue.</p>
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Some interesting cases of non-monotonic reasoning have already been identified in medieval theological texts. Jacob Archambault proved in 2015 that the argumentation presented by St Anselm of Canterbury in his Proslogion  has non-monotonic “embeddings”. My own contribution from 2011 indicated that we can argue that a non-monotonic logic underlies some discussions provided by St Thomas Aquinas in his Summa theologiae, and showed that Boethius of Dacia used non-monotonic reasoning in his De aeternitate mundi. In this article, I would like to briefly present these examples and verify whether we can speak about similar cases in medieval Biblical exegesis. My aim is to outline  particular  problems  connected  with  the  identification  of  non- monotonicity which are specific to theology, as well as assumptions that should be adopted to successfully discuss this issue.

Non-Monotonic Reasoning in Medieval Theology: Problems and Assumptions

Studia Humana

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Some interesting cases of non-monotonic reasoning have already been identified in medieval theological texts. Jacob Archambault proved in 2015 that the...

Non-Monotonic Reasoning in Medieval Theology: Problems and Assumptions

Published Online: Jan 05, 2023

Page range: 53 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2022-0016

Keywords
non-monotonic reasoning, non-monotonic logics, medieval theology, Anselm of Canterbury, Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas, Boethius of Dacia

© 2022 Marcin Trepczyński et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Non-Monotonic Reasoning in Medieval Theology: Problems and Assumptions

Published Online: Jan 05, 2023

Page range: 53 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2022-0016

Keywordsnon-monotonic reasoning, non-monotonic logics, medieval theology, Anselm of Canterbury, Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas, Boethius of Dacia

© 2022 Marcin Trepczyński et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
non-monotonic reasoning, non-monotonic logics, medieval theology, Anselm of Canterbury, Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas, Boethius of Dacia