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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. Jandun is best known for his outspoken defense of Aristotelianism and his influence in the early Latin Averroist movement.
1328, Todi, Papal States. John Of Jandun (born c. 1286, Jandun, Champagne, Fr.—died 1328, Todi, Papal States) 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.
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(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.
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...
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 ...
the descriptivist positions of John Duns Scotus (De anima ca. 1290; †1308) and John of Jandun (De anima late 1310s; †1328), and finally to the singularism of John Buridan (last redaction of De anima after 1347; †ca.1360).7 Scotus’ and Jandun’s positions are descriptivist in that for them the intellectual cognition
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Quick Reference. (1280×89–1328) Professor in the arts faculty at the University of Paris, from the Rheims region; commentator on Aristotle, and eventually a doctor of theology. Jandun’s interpretation of Aristotelian thought depended ... From: John of Jandun in The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages »
