Henry of Ghent · thesis 5.8

Thesis 5.8

Latin

Irascibilis et concupiscibilis ita distinguuntur in appetitu superiori sicut in inferiori.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 12505

English

The irascible and concupiscible powers are as distinct within the higher appetite as they are within the lower.

'irascible'/'concupiscible': the two broad classes of passions, the first covering fear, hope, anger and the like, the second sensual desire (Farmer's note, farmer1998:12588). Sense checked against farmer1998:12571.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-T01b; sense checked against farmer1998:12571; awaiting human check

Attribution: reported according to Henry of Ghent (section 5 of the historical theses) · Pico's stance: reports

Discussed in

• Amos Edelheit, A Philosopher at the Crossroads: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola's Encounter with Scholastic Philosophy (2022)

Mention records in the corpus: 2 (deterministic harvest; see Method).

Farmer's cross-references

• 2.34 Nulla uirtus moralis praeter iustitiam est subiectiue in uoluntate.
• 25.9 Irascibilis ad concupiscentiam habet proportionem diapente.
• 4.10 In appetitu superiore ponendae sunt uirtutes.
• 7a>70 Vtrum distinguatur irascibilis a concupiscibili.