Quodlibetal disputes were formal university debates, held twice a year
during Advent and Lent, in which questions on any topic could be brought
forward by those in attendance; supporting and opposing arguments were
discussed and then ultimately resolved by the presiding master. Thomas
Aquinas presided over twelve quodlibetal disputes, which cover a range
of topics, both speculative and practical; the Quodlibets here are considerably edited reports of these debates. Quodlibets VII–XI are from Aquinas’s first teaching period in Paris (1256–1259), and Quodlibets I–VI, XII are from his second teaching period in Paris (1269–1272).
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