12th Century in Literature - Philosophy/Theology

Philosophy/Theology

  • c. 1120 Sic et Non by Pierre AbĂ©lard
  • c. 1150 - Hayy ibn Yaqdhan by Ibn Tufail
  • c. 1150 - The Four Books of Sentences (Libri Quattuor Sententiarum) by Peter Lombard
  • c. 1160 Policraticus by John of Salisbury

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