Colloquium heptaplomeres de rerum sublimium arcanis abditis

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bodin, Jean, 1530-1596

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Colloquium heptaplomeres de rerum sublimium arcanis abditis" by Jean Bodin is a philosophical dialogue written in the late 16th century. The work features a unique format, unfolding through a conversation among seven characters representing different religious and philosophical perspectives. The main topic revolves around profound existential questions regarding the nature of reality, belief, and the human understanding of divine matters. At the start of the dialogue, Bodin introduces the setting and characters, engaging in a rich discourse on critical themes such as the immortality of the soul and the relationship between faith and reason. The characters each contribute their viewpoints, reflecting the diverse beliefs present in society at the time, which set the stage for a deeper exploration of metaphysical concepts. As they interact, they not only question each other's assumptions but also reveal their own anxieties and convictions related to the divine and the unknown, ultimately engaging the reader in a broader inquiry into human existence and the limits of knowledge. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Louise Hope, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 34.0 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloquium_heptaplomeres

Release date is 2006-02-26