Anthony Bonner's The Art and Logic of Ramon Llull is a scholarly introduction to the medieval Catalan philosopher's combinatorial logical system, the Ars, which Llull designed partly as a missionary tool intended to demonstrate Christian theological truths through what he considered a universal, quasi-mathematical method of reasoning applicable across religious traditions. Bonner's authority in this area is substantial, as a longtime specialist translator and editor of Llull's own Latin and Catalan writings. As an introductory guide it aims for accessibility to Llull's genuinely difficult and idiosyncratic system, necessarily simplifying some of the Art's later, more elaborate versions, and readers wanting the full technical detail of any particular version of Llull's combinatorial wheels should follow Bonner's own references to Llull's primary texts.
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Anthony Bonner's The Art and Logic of Ramon Llull, published by the academic press Brill, is a scholarly introduction by a recognized Llull specialist and translator of his complete works, treated at the top tier as peer-adjacent academic press scholarship. NotesTechnical account of the combinatorial Art across its successive versions.
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AuthorAnthony Bonner
PublisherBrill
Publication Year2007
Source Typeacademic monograph
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