ON THE CONCISE ARCHITECTURE OF LULL'S ART

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...simple elements are enumerated and determined), he lays down the simple intentions In medieval logic, an "intention" is a mental concept or a way the mind "intends" or points toward an object. of things as if they were the most solid foundations. Second, as if creating syllables, he joins together combinations of intentions. He does this first in the first figure, where—with lines extending in every direction—he teaches how to relate and combine each of the absolute predicates In Llull's system, absolute predicates are fundamental attributes such as Goodness, Greatness, Power, and Wisdom. with all others, both in their abstract and concrete forms.

5 Then, in the second figure, he demonstrates how the relative predicates Relative predicates describe relationships, such as "difference," "agreement," "beginning," or "equality." and their corresponding scale are to be related not only to one another but also to the absolute predicates. Third, in the third figure, 10 he introduces a more distinct rule and the variations of combinations that can be formed from both types of predicates. It is here that he reveals how complete "words" are forged from the "syllables of intentions." In that place, he sets before our eyes how propositions are formed for 15 every type of question, in which any absolute or relative predicate (or a combination of them) can be affirmed or denied, proven or disproven 5v regarding any subject. In this way, he seems to complete a perfect discipline of inquiry.

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The second part is divided into seven sections. In these, he provides instruction on how to properly produce "speeches" original: "orationibus"; here Bruno uses a linguistic metaphor to describe the production of complex logical discourses or formal arguments.—moving beyond the "dictionary," the "syllabary," and the "alphabet" already explained. For once those steps are completed—which pertain to the simple 25 conception and the first and second level of combining simple things—he moves toward the act of truly affirming and denying. In these sections, an abundant supply of arguments is contained, implicitly ready for every kind of problem.

4. 5 extenctis (thus) in manuscript P : extensis (extended) in manuscript G. 9 schala (scale) in P. 14 aperit, ibi (opens, there) in G. 15 formentur (might be formed) in G. 17 perhaps firmari (to be confirmed). 17. 18 potest (is able) in P : possit (might be able) in G. 23 exposita sufficienter (sufficiently explained) in P. 27 contineatur (might be contained) in G.