HoP 267 - After Virtue - Marguerite Porete

Marguerite Porete, a medieval thinker, is executed for exploring the love of God. Her controversial ideas were disseminated widely and influenced other women mystics. Her book, 'The Mirror of Simple Souls,' critiques reason and promotes love and faith as guides. She discusses virtues, their role in spiritual transcendence, and the idea of transcending virtues. Marguerite explores the concept of the annihilated soul, the extinction of desire, and the paradox of the soul. The podcast also touches on the use of vernacular language in Dante Aligieri's Divine Comedy.