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Happiness and Desire in the Middle Ages
2nd-14th cent., Western and Eastern Traditions |
Today, probably more than ever, when we think about desire, the first and most important meaning that comes to mind is the one related to bodily pleasures and momentary feelings. In Antiquity as well as in the Middle Ages, this prima facie meaning used to be employed only in contexts related to our earthly existence and, as Aristotle would have said, especially by those that lived a life dedicated to pleasure (hedone). Reading both medieval literary texts and philosophical or theological treatises we find not only this prima facie meaning -- usually in strict connection with sin --, but a more interesting and rich vein, one that explains better the connection between human happiness and our final cause, i.e., God, one that gives a better account of what the people of those centuries used to think about their existence.
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Initially, this volume was to be the final result of the Studia Mediaevalia Colloquium III/2008. Several problems made impossible our mission to organize the conference. Consequently, the current editors decided to transform SMC into a series of volumes, of which the current one is the 2nd in line (after Proceedings of SMC 2).
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Editors: Cristian Ducu & Walther Prager
Title & abstract deadline: November 1st, 2009
Final papers deadline: January 10th, 2010
Circulation: 01/20/2010-02/10/2010
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