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Abstract
This article focuses on the treatise De immortalitate animae (Paris, 1491) written by Guillaume Houppelande, one of the most famous members of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Paris in the fifteenth century. Houppelande’s treatise, which refers to ancient, patristic, and medieval sources, contains several arguments on the immortality of the soul. Special attention is first given to Houppelande’s attitude towards those philosophical and theological theories that supported his own arguments before focus is turned towards an analysis of Houppelande’s relationship to medieval philosophy.
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Cet article s’intéresse au traité De immortalitate animae (Paris, 1491) rédigé par Guillaume Houppelande, l’un des plus célèbres membres de la Faculté de théologie de l’Université de Paris au XVe siècle. Le traité de Houppelande, qui renvoie à la fois à des sources anciennes, patristiques et médiévales, comporte plusieurs arguments sur l’immortalité de l’âme. Nous commençons par porter une attention particulière à l’attitude de Houppelande à l’égard des théories philosophiques et théologiques sur lesquelles se fondaient ses arguments, avant de nous concentrer sur une analyse de la relation de Houppelande avec la philosophie médiévale.
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