liber novvs de anima rationali ramon llull edición crítica y estudio

5. 2 FINAL CONCLUSIONS
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS CXLIII
In sum I would like to suggest some conclusions drawn from the study and
critical edition of the LNAR by Ramon Llull:
a) We can fix the date of composition of the LNAR in 1296, considering
plausible the hypothesis that Llull worked occasionally on several works at
the same time.
b) With a view to the contents and form of the LNAR, our research has
focused on the structure, the argumentative procedures and the topics of
Ramon Llull’s main psychological work. By doing so, we have been able to
highlight the centrality of the correlatives showing how they are applied
both to the human faculties and to the process of knowledge acquisition.
The treatise must be considered a paramount example of the capital
importance of the doctrine of the correlatives in Llull’s thought. Llull uses
this innovative device for a renovation and improvement of an old and well
established tradition inspired in the De anima by Aristotle, writing, as he
does, a “new” book on the soul. An example of Llull’s conscious approach
to the tradition is his mentioning Averroes, the very first reference of Llull
to the Arabic philosopher. This reference invites us to reconsider a possible
influence of contemporary debates in the work, as well as not to judge Llull
as an eccentric thinker who stands totally apart from the discourse of his
time. In accordance with this, we can observe in the LNAR the systematical
development of several contemporary problems: epistemology and kinds of
intellects, the plurality of forms in the soul, the human nature as composed
of soul and body, the origin of sin, the relationship between faith and
reason, etc.
c) With a view to the twofold linguistic tradition of the LNAR, namely
Catalan and Latin, our critical edition has shown the complexity that
characterizes the transmission of Llull’s works, many of which have a
plurilingual tradition. The study of both versions, Latin and Catalan, and