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What does 'de omni scibili et de quolibet ente' mean?
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More accurately: de omni scibili et de quolibet ente
To dispute with any person in any science.
The link also gives the context in which it was first used. Seems a trifle obscure. Perhaps the professor was in his cups!
http://books.google.com/books?id=bIYgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA292&lpg=PA292&dq=de+omni+scibili+et+de+quolibet+ente+translation&source=bl&ots=pfivGxoaVk&sig=BXaU7U0O5-AjQaOrI54jm-8EIuA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result
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De Omni Re Scibili means "from every knowable thing."
Quodlibet or Quod libet is Latin for "whatever you please" or "whatever you want."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escuela_Nacional_de_Inteligencia
http://code.google.com/p/quodlibet/wiki/FAQ#What_does_the_name_mean
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de omni re scibili ("of all things that can be known") was the motto of pompous young lad and famous Italian philosopher Pico della Mirandola who thought this was a fitting description of his encyclopedic knowledge.
http://everything2.com/?node_id=1478364
Jan 22 2009, 6:22 AM
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