The Medieval Church · c. 1120–1122
Yes and No
Sic et Non
Peter Abelard · 1079–1142
What it is
A hundred and fifty-eight theological questions with the authorities set out for and against each, and a prologue on how apparent contradictions in the fathers should be resolved.
Why it lasted
The book that made scholastic method possible: doubting leads to enquiry, and by enquiry we perceive the truth.
Where to read it
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