The Baghdadi philosopher Yahya Ibn ‘Adi defended this idea against a refutation by Al-Kindi. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this idea that Augustine analogized to the mind’s ability to remember, to understand, and to will. This idea holds that the Christian God is composed of three separate persons.
ANSWER: Holy Trinity [or Trinitarianism]
[10h] This Greek word refers to the three persons that compose the Trinity. These modes of being in the ontology of Plotinus (“plo-TYE-nuss”) name the “union” endorsed by the Council of Chalcedon.
ANSWER: hypostases [or hypostasis; accept hypostatic union]
[10m] This philosopher theorized that Christ’s body did not corrupt because every person of the Trinity is formally distinct. This philosopher’s theory that God has the same kinds of properties as humanity is called the univocity of being.
ANSWER: John Duns Scotus [or John Duns; prompt on Doctor Subtilis]
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