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France113adl Alain de Lille, c. 1128 – 1202/03. Alan of Lille: Anticlaudianus, or the Good and Perfect Man Translation & commentary by James J. Sheridan. (Series:Medieval Sources in Translation, No. 14). Toronto, Canada: Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, 1987, 251 pages, bib, index. Paperback, in very good to fine condition, clean and tight. Only detraction is a pretty minor scrape to front cover. $30.00 Box A 113
Alain de Lille (Alan of Lille) (Latin: Alanus ab Insulis; c. 1128 – 1202/03) was a French theologian and poet. He was born in Lille, some time before 1128. His exact date of death remains unclear as well, with most research pointing toward it being between 14 April 1202, and 5 April 1203. As a theologian, Alain de Lille opposed scholasticism in the second half of the 12th century. His philosophy is characterized by rationalism and mysticism. Alan claimed that reason, guided by prudence, could discover most truths about the physical order without help; but in order to…
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