What is John Eriugena's best known book called?
"De Divisione Naturae"
"De Divisione Visibilium"
"De Divisione Thelogiam"
"De Divisione Spiritus"
Answer
De Divisione Naturae is John Eriugena's best known book. It is an encyclopedic work in six books that explores the nature of the universe and the relationship between the creator and the created. Eriugena argues that the universe is a unity that is divided into two parts: the intelligible and the sensible. The intelligible is the realm of the mind and the sensible is the realm of the senses.
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