SOURCE: Marrone, Steven P. “Truth in Simple Knowledge according to Grosseteste's Early Works.” In William of Auvergne and Robert Grosseteste, pp. 144-56. Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University Press, 1983.

In the following essay, Marrone examines Grosseteste's early theological treatises, arguing that they offer insights into Grosseteste's later views, particularly regarding his ideas about truth as a simple quality, and the scientific ideal of knowledge as it evolved in his work.

The theological treaties of Grosseteste's early years represented a less elaborate and complete investigation of the problem of truth than was to be found in his commentaries on Aristotle, but more important than this, they struck a philosophical tone quite different from that of his later works. It should hardly be surprising that this was the case, since as much as fifteen years may have intervened between the composition of the two sets of works, and they were years...