How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
"How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" (alternatively "How many angels can stand on the point of a pin?") is a reductio ad absurdum challenge to medieval scholasticism in general, and its angelology in particular, as represented by figures such as Duns Scotus and Thomas Aquinas. It is first recorded in the 17th century, in the context of Protestant apologetics. It also has been linked to the fall of Constantinople, with the imagery of scholars debating while the Turks besieged the city.
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How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
"How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" (alternatively "How many angels can stand on the point of a pin?") is a reductio ad absurdum challenge to medieval scholasticism in general, and its angelology in particular, as represented by figures such as Duns Scotus and Thomas Aquinas. It is first recorded in the 17th century, in the context of Protestant apologetics. It also has been linked to the fall of Constantinople, with the imagery of scholars debating while the Turks besieged the city.
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"How many angels can dance on ...... re urgent concerns accumulate.
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Discutere del sesso degli ange ...... utilizzare per cose più utili.
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La question « Combien d'anges ...... ir sur une tête d'épingle ? ».
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«Сколько ангелов может танцева ...... головкой вместо кончика иглы.
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«Скільки ангелів можуть танцюв ...... «стояти» «на голівці шпильки».
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針の上で天使は何人踊れるか（はりのうえでてんしはなんにんおど ...... 使論において、ありがちな間違いとしてよく使われた問題である。
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"How many angels can dance on ...... e the Turks besieged the city.
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Discutere del sesso degli ange ...... utilizzare per cose più utili.
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La question « Combien d'anges ...... ir sur une tête d'épingle ? ».
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«Сколько ангелов может танцева ...... вшего средневековых схоластов.
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«Скільки ангелів можуть танцюв ...... «стояти» «на голівці шпильки».
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針の上で天使は何人踊れるか（はりのうえでてんしはなんにんおど ...... 使論において、ありがちな間違いとしてよく使われた問題である。
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Combien d'anges peuvent danser sur une tête d'épingle ?
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Discutere del sesso degli angeli
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How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
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Сколько ангелов может танцевать на булавочной головке?
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Скільки ангелів можуть танцювати на вістрі голки?
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針の上で天使は何人踊れるか
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