Two old italian disputes

In the Middle Age disputations "offered a formalized method of debate designed to uncover and establish truths in theology and in sciences" (Wikipedia).

Bonvesin de la Riva, a Milanese writer and teacher of the 13th century, wrote some of them, for example (in old Western Lombard language):

• Disputatio rosae cum viola - rose and violet debate about who is more beautiful
• Disputatio musce cum formica.- fly and ant debate about who is more valuable