De dignitate conditionis humanae: Translation, Commentary, and Reception History of the Dicta Albini (Ps.-Alcuin) and the Dicta Candidi
Mette Lebech|James McEvoy|John L. Flood
In two MSS of the ninth century Dicta Albini and Candidi Presbyteri de imagine Dei are to be found fused together into a treatise named De dignitate conditionis humanae. Although Albini, once attributed Alcuin York, may go back an unknown late antique author from southern Gaul have had pupil for its author, their common theme unites them testifies history conceptualization human dignity. Both dicta been critically edited by John Marenbon (1981) translated here first time. A hitherto-unnoticed source in Roman liturgy is also identified. Against background study content treatise(s) it argued that dignitas humanae so close meaning, systematically linguistically, contemporary idea dignity should read as part this idea. fact our significantly influenced t...
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