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Nicholas of Autrecourt (French: Nicholas d'Autrécourt; Latin: Nicolaus de Autricuria or Nicolaus de Ultricuria; c. 1299, Autrecourt – 16 or 17 July 1369, Metz) was a French medieval philosopher and Scholastic theologian.
Nicholas Of Autrecourt (born c. 1300, Autrecourt, near Verdun, Fr.—died after 1350, Metz, Lorrain) was a French philosopher and theologian known principally for developing medieval Skepticism to its extreme logical conclusions, which were condemned as heretical.
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Oct 14, 2001 · Nicholas of Autrecourt. First published Sun Oct 14, 2001; substantive revision Mon Apr 5, 2021. The most striking feature of Autrecourt’s academic career is his condemnation in 1347. In almost every history of medieval philosophy, his censure is presented as one of the most important events in fourteenth-century Paris.
Nicholas or Nicolaus of Autrecourt (in French: Nicholas d'Autrécourt) (c. 1295 – 1369) was a French medieval philosopher, theologian, and an extreme representative of the new movement of critical thought which arose among European philosophers during the fourteenth century.
Nicolas of Autrecourt, also called Nicolaus de Ultracuria, was a leading anti-Aristotelian philosopher of the fourteenth century. The condemnation of extreme Aristotelianism at Paris in 1277 was probably responsible for the critical tendencies in many fourteenth-century philosophers and theologians.
views 1,656,693 updated. NICHOLAS OF AUTRECOURT. Scholastic theologian; b. Autrecourt (Ultricuria), near Verdun, France, c. 1300; d. Metz, shortly after 1350. Having obtained his degree in arts at Paris, he became a bachelor of theology. In 1340 benedict xii cited Nicholas to the papal court at Avignon on suspicion of teaching erroneous doctrines.
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Jan 1, 2020 · Nicholas of Autrecourt (c. 1300–1369) was one of the most important Parisian Masters of Arts of the fourteenth century. He is best known for his alleged skepticism, which has led many medieval scholars to call him the “Medieval Hume,” and for his radical atomism.
