3.18 angels dancing on pins? (18)

Willard McCarty (MCCARTY@VM.EPAS.UTORONTO.CA)
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Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 18. Wednesday, 10 May 1989.

Date: Wed, 10 May 89 13:49 CDT
From: HANLY@UOFMCC
Subject: angels and pins

Does anyone know the origin of the idea that medieval
philosophers discussed how many angels could dance
on the head (or point?) of a pin?
Ken Hanly Brandon UNiversity

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