Series VIII · Card 2 of 21 · THE SCRIPTORIUM
By doubting we come to inquiry; by inquiring we perceive the truth.
PETER ABELARD · SIC ET NON · C. 1120
Original (Latin)
Dubitando quippe ad inquisitionem uenimus; inquirendo ueritatem percipimus.Translation: Benedikt Stafflinger
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Source
“Sic et non”, prologue (c. 1120); Latin “Dubitando ad inquisitionem venimus, inquirendo veritatem percipimus” (PL 178, col. 1349), own rendering
About the author
French philosopher and theologian (1079–1142). One of the sharpest minds of the Middle Ages; in “Sic et non” he set contradictory authorities side by side so that readers would think for themselves.
The question on the back
Do you know the strongest case against your view?