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Ramon Llull
1232–1316 · Iberia (Majorca)Iberian
Description
Ramon Llull, sometimes anglicized as Raymond Lully, was a Catholic philosopher, theologian, poet, missionary, apologist and former knight, born in Palma de Mallorca. He invented a philosophical system known as the Art, conceived as a type of universal logic to prove the truth of Christian doctrine to interlocutors of all faiths and nationalities. The Art consists of a set of general principles and combinatorial operations. It is illustrated with diagrams.
Facts
| Born | c. 1232, Palma de Mallorca, Kingdom of Majorca |
| Died | 1316 (aged 83–84) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 11 September 1847 by Pope Pius IX |
| Feast | 30 June (Third Order of St. Francis) |
| Era | Medieval philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Lullism |
| Main interests | Christian theologyphilosophylogicmathematics |
| Notable works | Blanquerna Tree of Science Ars Magna |
| Notable ideas | Lullist thought election theory computation theory |
Life & work in brief
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| Work / contribution | Significance |
|---|---|
| Life | Llull was born in Palma into a wealthy family of Barcelona patricians who had come to the Kingdom of Majorca in 1229 with the conquering armies of James I of Aragon. |
| Veneration | Venerated as a saintly figure, Llull was officially considered for canonization after his death. |
| Works | Llull's Art (in Latin Ars) is at the center of his thought and undergirds his entire corpus. |
| Reception | According to Llull's autobiographical Vita, his Art was not received well at the University of Paris when he first presented it there in the 1280s. |