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How Dante's Cosmology surpasses The Greek Tradition

How Dante's Cosmology surpasses The Greek Tradition

Update: 2023-09-28

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Dante uses the example of Plato’s doctrine on the souls to show how the Catholic Cosmology gives us a bigger picture than the Greek, and includes the Source of all Being.

Music: "Gregorian Chants", by Kevin MacLeod.

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How Dante's Cosmology surpasses The Greek Tradition

How Dante's Cosmology surpasses The Greek Tradition

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