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A conceptualist philosopher with this first name argued that all acts of cognition place the cognized object into a state called esse apparens (“AY-say AHP-pah-renss”), or “apparent existence.” A philosopher with this first name argued that it is not possible for God to undo the past, but it is possible for God to restore the virginity of a woman, in his treatise De divina omnipotentia (“day dee-VEE-nah ahm-nee-poh-TEN-tee-ah”). Another philosopher with this first name is best known for a book that was divided into “distinctions” by Alexander of Hales (10[1])(“hails”). That book (10[1])by a 12th-century philosopher with this first name (10[1])was the (10[1])subject of commentaries (10[1])by Duns (10[3])Scotus, Bonaventure, (10[3])and Aquinas (“uh-QUINE-us”), and many (10[1])others, (10[2])since it was a standard (-5[1])theological textbook during the Middle Ages. (10[1])For 10 points, give this first (10[1])name of the author of the Four Books of Sentences, (10[1])whose last name was Lombard. (10[3])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Peter [or Petrus; or Pierre; or Pietro; accept Peter Lombard or Petrus Lombardus or Pierre Lombard; accept Peter Damian or Petrus Damianus; accept Peter Auriol or Petrus Aureolus]
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