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Document Details : Title: À la racine de la personne Subtitle: Oubli et volonté chez Pierre de Jean Olivi Author(s): DECAIX, Véronique Journal: Recherches de Théologie et Philosophie Médiévales Volume: 91 Issue: 1 Date: 2024 Pages: 63-85 DOI: 10.2143/RTPM.91.1.3293229 Abstract : This article focuses on Peter Olivi’s analysis of the phenomenon of forgetfulness in demons. It shows the originality of his approach in comparison with the philosophical (Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas) and theological conceptions of his time (Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, Henry of Ghent). In contrast to his predecessors, Olivi was the first author to conceive of forgetfulness in the strict sense, studied in itself and not just as a defect in memory. Moreover, he highlights its positive aspect for the minds of intelligent creatures, both angelic and human. The aim is to study the role of the will, which works alongside nature as both a positive and a negative cause of forgetfulness, and to examine the link between memory, forgetfulness, will, and personality. In order to clarify the entanglement of the notions of memory and person, the article compares Olivi’s position with that of John Locke. |
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