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Aug 28, 2003 · Since the seventeenth century, it has become usual to refer to this Irish philosopher as John Scottus (or “Scotus”) Eriugena to distinguish him from the thirteenth-century John Duns Scotus (see entry).
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John Scotus Eriugena, also known as Johannes Scotus Erigena, John the Scot, or John the Irish-born (c. 800 – c. 877) was an Irish Neoplatonist philosopher, theologian and poet of the Early Middle Ages.
John Scotus Erigena (born 810, Ireland—died c. 877) was a theologian, translator, and commentator on several earlier authors in works centring on the integration of Greek and Neoplatonist philosophy with Christian belief.
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Overview. Eriugena, John Scottus. (c. 810—877) theologian. Quick Reference. ( c .810– c .877) Also known as John the Scot, Eriugena was born in Ireland, achieved a remarkable degree of learning, and taught at the court of Charles the Bald.
Henry Bett, in one of the earliest monographs on Eriugena in English, described him as the most considerable philosopher in the Western world between Augustine and Aquinas but also remarked that he was the loneliest figure in the history of European thought.
Jun 5, 2012 · Information. The Philosophy of John Scottus Eriugena. A Study of Idealism in the Middle Ages. , pp. 81 - 102. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139172080.008. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Print publication year: 1989. Access options. Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below.
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6 days ago · In the 860s John Scottus Eriugena wrote the Periphyseon (later entitled De divisione naturae, that is, “On the Division of Nature”).
