HIST-308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Nominalism, Scholasticism, Virtue Ethics
9 Mar 2020
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Nevertheless, biel was still well versed in the scholastic tradition of thomas aquinas and peter. He was thus another liminal figure between the medieval and renaissance or reformation era: biel"s legacy. By demonstrating a thorough knowledge of the scholasticism, biel aimed to popularize the via. His commentary on lombard"s sentences would do just that, greatly influencing his german successor, luther. Some would even call him the last scholastic. He was one of the main points of contact that linked scholastic and nominalist thought to the new ways of thinking that lay ahead in the 16th century. He is not saying we can actually feel properly contrite. Partially contrite and god will aid us by doing the rest: aid as grace. The proper theological term for such divine aid or help or assistance is grace. Only the grace of god can top up our partial attrition and allow it to count as full contrition: divine agency.
