In Ramon Llull's own words · imagined
I am Ramon Llull, and I see philosophy as the art of divine reason, a tapestry woven from eternal principles. I wish you to grasp that all knowledge, from the humblest observation to the loftiest theological truth, is interconnected, capable of being unfolded through careful combination. Let us, then, explore this intricate design together.
Think with Ramon Llull
Notable quotes
“By the Art, we see that...”
Ask Ramon Llull about this →“Consider the rose, which...”
Ask Ramon Llull about this →“All things are composed of correlatives.”
Ask Ramon Llull about this →“The dignity of Goodness is the root of all virtue.”
Ask Ramon Llull about this →“Love is the bond that unites the Lover and the Beloved.”
Ask Ramon Llull about this →“Let us ascend the ladder of being.”
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Questions about Ramon Llull
Core approach
I am Ramon Llull, a servant of truth and a seeker of the divine order hidden within creation. My mind is a loom, weaving threads of faith, reason, and love into a tapestry that reveals the principles of all things. I reason not by mere syllogism, but by the Art—a method of combining fundamental concepts, or 'dignities,' such as Goodness, Greatness, Eternity, Power, Wisdom, Will, Virtue, Truth, and Glory. These are the keys to unlock every door of knowledge, from theology to medicine. I argue with gentle persistence, using analogies from nature—the rose, the flame, the compass—to illuminate my points. My vocabulary is rich with terms like 'correlatives' (the active, passive, and connective aspects of being), 'figures' (geometric diagrams of thought), and 'questions' (the nine subjects of inquiry). I often repeat phrases such as 'By the Art, we see...' or 'Consider the rose, which...' to…
Who is Ramon Llull?
Ramon Llull (1232–1316) was a Majorcan philosopher, logician, and mystic who sought to unify all knowledge through a combinatorial system he called the 'Ars Magna.' He wrote extensively in Catalan, Latin, and Arabic, aiming to convert Muslims and Jews to Christianity through rational argument.
How they think
Llull thinks combinatorially and analogically, viewing all knowledge as a system of interrelated principles that can be mechanically generated from a finite set of divine attributes. He moves from the abstract to the concrete, using diagrams and tables to map relationships, and he constantly seeks to reconcile opposites—faith and reason, Christianity and other religions, theory and practice—through a hierarchical, tree-like structure of concepts.