quaestio
- noun
- /kwɛˈstɪoʊ/
- Archaic
:
cuestión
- For example, in a Quaestio disputata in this journal in 2006, Todd Salzman and Michael Lawler (hereafter, S/L) say that this teaching is incorrect.
- quaestio disputata
Examples
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Enter the quaestio.
Academic text (2008) -
Clearly, anyone who knows anything about St. Thomas knows that the Summa Theologiae uses the method of the Quaestio, which is based on the structure of the public debate.
Blog text (19) -
The quaestio provides a clear example of Hagenbach's negotiation of sources.
Academic text (1998) -
Teodor's excursus occurs within the exchange with the first scholar and fits well into the didactic pattern of the quaestio.
Academic text (1998) -
Indeed, it is not surprising if, like the ecclesiality of the divided churches, the ecumenicity of their councils should appear as a quaestio disputata.
Academic text (2010) -
The quaestio texts were enormously popular throughout the Middle Ages because they offered concrete advice concerning human knowledge and experience by means of a series of concise exchanges.
Academic text (1998) -
The reference to Aristotle in the quaestio from the Historia de la donzella Teodor strengthens the text's ties with contemporary scientific writings.
Academic text (1998) -
As with the calendar, Hagenbach weaves this discussion into the quaestio format of the Historia de la donzella Teodor without disrupting the original story.
Academic text (1998) -
In the redaction of the Historia de la donzella Teodor found in Escorial Ms. h-III-6, the response to the quaestio focuses on ethical and theological issues:
Academic text (1998) -
In medieval philosophy, a quaestio often sparked rigorous debates among scholars.
Synonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Quaestio comes from an old Latin verb quaerere, which means 'to ask' or 'to seek'. It was used for a formal question or topic for discussion, so think of question or quest to remember that a quaestio is a serious 'thing to ask about' for study.