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Considering only intrinsic good points and bad points, without prejudice or other considerations, such as procedural ones.
The proposal should be discussed on its merits.
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Philosophy and its background in the early medieval West — Rosamond McKitterick and John Marenbon ‘Libraries, schools and the dissemination of texts’ is by Rosamond McKitterick; the ‘Introduction’ and ‘Philosophical themes’ are by John Marenbon. INTRODUCTION The period from 800 to 1100 is even more… … History of philosophy
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