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John of Jandun or John of Jaudun ( French Jean de Jandun, Johannes von Jandun, Joannes Gandavensis, or Johannes de Janduno, circa 1285–1328) was a French philosopher, theologian, and political writer.
John Of Jandun was the foremost 14th-century interpreter of Averroës’ rendering of Aristotle. After study at the University of Paris, John became master of arts at the Collège de Navarre in Paris, where he lectured on Aristotle. He associated with Marsilius of Padua, writer of the Defensor Pacis,
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May 31, 2019 · Almost 700 years ago, in 1323, John of Jandun, a medieval scholastic philosopher and interpreter of Averroes and Aristotle (notably a contemporary and associate of the medieval political ...
Jan 1, 2020 · John of Jandun (c. 1285–1328) was a Parisian Master of Arts known as one of the main supporters of Averroes. “The prince of the averroists” or “Averroes’ monkey,” he was a commentator’s Commentator. Abundantly read, and also...
JOHN OF JANDUN(c. 1286–c. 1328) John of Jandun, also known as Jean de Jandun and Johannes de Janduno, was foremost among the Averroists at Paris in the fourteenth century. He was born in the village of Jandun in the French province of Champagne. The estimate of his date of birth is based on the year 1310, the earliest date found on any ...
New Catholic Encyclopedia. JOHN OF JANDUN Averroist master of arts at Paris; b. Jandun, Ardennes, France, c. 1275; d. Todi, Italy, 1328. He studied arts at the University of Paris, where he taught and became an intimate friend of marsilius of padua. In 1316 he obtained a canonry at Senlis. The foremost advocate of Latin Averroism in his day, he ...
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