Peter of Capua the Elder belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Peter of Capua the Elder as 13th century Italian theologian, scholastic philosopher, cardinal and papal legate.
Peter of Capua the Elder was born at Amalfi in 1150. He studied at University of Paris.
Thought in this period moved between the Islamic world, the Jewish communities and the Latin West, and the same texts were argued over in three traditions.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
Peter of Capua the Elder died in 1214, aged 64. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
