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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 1 extracted note Newest source: 2026-06-17, day precision Aliases: quiddities

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quiddity

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "take to be its quiddity okay stop okay all right so what's happening is that uh peter the apostle is now uh testing dante..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "take to be its quiddity okay stop okay all right so what's happening is that uh peter the apostle is now uh testing dante..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Dante Against Obedience (2026-06-17, day precision).

Most connected source reading: Dante Against Obedience.

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Key Notes

quiddity

Glossary

The scholastic term in the canto for the essential whatness of faith, which Jiang treats as the object of Peter's test.

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Timestamped Evidence

Dante Against Obedience

2026-06-17, day precision · Dante Livestream #3 (Wednesday, June 17 10AM)

Transcript

"take to be its quiddity okay stop okay all right so what's happening is that uh peter the apostle is now uh testing dante..."

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Dante Against Obedience

2026-06-17, day precision · Dante Livestream #3 (Wednesday, June 17 10AM)

Transcript

"...of things not seen and this i take to be its quiddity and then i heard you understand precisely if it is fully clear..."

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Relevant Lectures And Readings

Dante Against Obedience

2026-06-17, day precision · glossary, semantic-ref, alias-match

Reading

The seminar begins with line-by-line questions and expands into a larger claim: Dante matters because poetry trains imagination, vows turn hope into action, and faith, hope, and love stop meaning obedience and start meaning...

Sources: Reading Transcript YouTube Data

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