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In his commentary on Aristotle’s De interpretatione , specifically the section often cited as LI De int. 3.01.71 , Peter Abelard explores the nature of internal discourse ( oratio mentalis ). He examines the bridge between human thought and external reality, arguing that while spoken words are conventional, the "passions of the soul"—or mental understandings—are natural and universal.

This text is a pivotal moment in the development of "via moderna" or Ockhamism, which later separated Christian theology from purely Aristotelian metaphysics. Download 053Le discours int pdf

He posits that the content of our internal discourse depends entirely on what the mind is directed toward, making mental language a direct reflection of our cognitive engagement with the world. In his commentary on Aristotle’s De interpretatione ,