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In talking about his preparation to climb Mt. Ventoux, why were none of Petrarch’s friends “suitable” to join him?

What are the differences between the 13th century’s Westminster Abbey and Notre Dame on the one hand, the 17th century’s St. Peter’s Basilica? What era of thought does the design of St. Peter’s Basilica represent? What does the difference in architecture say about the ideas of their respective eras?

For Aquinas, what is “human law”? 

Why does Mirandola liken humans to chameleons? 

According to Aquinas, what kind of demonstration for God’s existence is the best kind?

What does man’s “free will” mean for Mirandola? Why does he think that’s significant, or, what exactly can man do with that free will? What should he do with it?

Which of the following describes what Anselm’s Ontological Argument is? 

How does Andreas Capellanus define “love”?

Why does Aquinas think that Anselm’s argument for God’s existence fails?

What does Machiavelli note as being “a very natural, ordinary thing” to do when one has the resources to do so?