Question
Richard of St. Victor included incommunicability in his definition of this term, developing Boethius’ definition of it as “an individual substance of a rational nature.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this term, originally a Greek term for theater-mask that was used in discussions of the Trinity. The early Franciscan Alexander of Hales was the first thinker to associate this term with dignity.
ANSWER: person [or persona or prosopon]
[10e] Hales’ discussion of personhood is found in one of these works called [this kind of work] Universiae Theologiae. These comprehensive compendia of a given field include one that discusses Five Ways to show the existence of God.
ANSWER: summa [or summae; accept summas; accept Summa Halensis or Summa Theologica or Summa Theologiae or Summa Universiae Theologiae]
[10m] Alexander of Hales’ notion of a person as an individual with proper dignity was further developed by this student of his. Along with Scotus, this author of The Mind’s Journey into God is the most prominent scholastic of the Franciscan intellectual tradition.
ANSWER: Saint Bonaventure [or Bonaventura da Bagnoregio; or Giovanni di Fidanza]
<JF, Philosophy (Ancient/Medieval)>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | N | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 50% | 17% |