José G. Higuera Rubio

Original title: Acerca de los “hábitos artificiales” en la antropología luliana y el ascenso espiritual del hombre

Published in Ramon Llull (1232-1316): the cooperation among different cultures and the inter-religious dialogue

Keywords: Lullian Art, habitus artificialis, liberal arts, mechanics arts, medieval anthropology, medieval universities, students guides.

The concept of “habitus artificialis” in lullian anthropology involves the knowledge of the divines virtues -the nature’s secrets-, and it represents the spiritual way of human being. Similarly, some documents of medieval universities contain the natural knowledge and the transcendence of prime cause. Therefore the lullian though and the Student’s guides are the model of spiritual finality in the intellectual practice –liberal arts and Lullian Art- and that practice is defined like “habitus artificialis”.