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Boso

Disciplines:
philosophy
theology

Summary

Monk and student of Anselm of Canterbury who served as the interlocutor in Cur Deus Homo — asking the questions that elicit Anselm's satisfaction theory of atonement.

Core Contribution

As Anselm's interlocutor, Boso's questions structure the dialectical presentation of Cur Deus Homo — making him the representative of the reasonable questioner that Anselm's atonement theory must convince.

Historical Influences

Anselm of Canterbury

Intellectual Lineage

Benedictine Monasticism Anselmian Philosophy

Contemporaries & Peers

Anselm of Canterbury

Minds Influenced

No recorded minds influenced.

Intellectual Posterity

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