Metaphysics in the Twelfth Century: On the Relationship among Philosophy, Science and Theology

Although metaphysics as a discipline can hardly be separated from Aristotle and his works, the questions it raises were certainly known to authors even before the reception of Aristotle in the thirteenth century. Even without the explicit use of this term the twelfth century manifested a strong interest in metaphysical questions under the guise of natural philosophy or divine science, leading M.-D. Chenu to coin the expression of a twelfth century eveil metaphysique. In their commentaries on Boe…