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A Prima Figura - Coggle Diagram
A Prima Figura
How was it made
- The radical innovation Llull introduced is the construction and the use of a machine made of paper to combine elements of thinking, i.e. elements of language.
- With the help of connected geometrical figures, Llull tried to produce all the possible declarations of which the human mind could think.
- These declarations or statements were nevertheless represented only by a series of signs, that is, chains of letters.
How it works?
- This hardware consists of three circular paper disks fixed on an axis on which they can be turned.
- The paper disks contain a limited number of letters (lullistic alphabet)
- When the circles are turned, step by step, all possible combinations of these letters are produced.
Who was it designed by
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a mathematician known figure in the field of philosophy during the Middle Ages. He is currently recognized as the author of Ars Magna, a combining logical system to discover the truth, conceived as an instrument to be used in interfaith dialogue to convert infidels
What was it's purpose
- This was a method of combining religious and philosophical attributes selected from a number of lists.
- It was intended as a debating tool for winning Muslims to the Christian faith through logic and reason.
What does it represent?
- Every single letter represents not merely itself, but several strictly defined and placed meanings.
- By writing the letters from B to K as key-terms heading a table, a series of different sentences can be easily constructed.
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