A treatise on the initially. Bilingva Latin-Russian. John (Duns Cattle), Blessed

The attention of readers is proposed to the “Treatise on the Primary” of the outstanding medieval thinker John Dunes Cattle (1265/1266 - 1308), which is one of the masterpieces of philosophical theology. This small in volume of the work examines in detail the most important themes for this discipline, such as the existence of God and its attributes - infinity, ubiquity, wisdom, goodness, etc. The author actively addresses the intellectual heritage of his predecessors, both Christians and pagans, Creatively interpreting the ideas of Plato, Aristotle and Augustine. In this regard, the radically updated version of the famous “ontological argument” of Anselm of the Canterbury,

, the publication includes the original text of the treatise in Latin and its translation into Russian, deserves special attention. At the beginning of the book, it contains an article about the life and work of the Blessed John Dunes Cattle.

The book is recommended for religious scholars, philosophers, historians, theologians and everyone who is interested in medieval intellectual culture.