The difference theology makes: a reflection on the first margin note in Thomas More's Utopia

Because the distinction between mendacium dicere and mentiri is taken from a pre-Christian text on grammar, Utopia's opening margin note about a “theological difference” between uttering a falsehood and lying has long been seen as ironic or an instance of playful misdirection. Without denying t...

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Published in:Moreana
Main Author: Foley, Michael P. 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Edinburgh University Press [2017]
In: Moreana
Further subjects:B Augustin d'Hippone
B mendacium
B Nigidius
B mentir
B Augustine of Hippo
B Cassiciacum
B mensonges
B Gellius
B Lying
B De ordine
B lies
B Utopia
B Soliloquia
B Thomas More
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