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John Scotus Eriugena, [a] also known as Johannes Scotus Erigena, [b] John the Scot, or John the Irish-born [4] (c. 800 – c. 877) [5] was an Irish Neoplatonist philosopher, theologian and poet of the Early Middle Ages.
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).
- Dermot Moran, Adrian Guiu
- 2003
Jul 19, 1998 · 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 14, 2018 · The Irish philosopher and theologian John Scotus Erigena (ca. 810-ca. 877) wrote "On the Division of Nature," one of the major philosophical works of the Middle Ages. Ireland was one of the most important cultural areas of the early Middle Ages.
4 days ago · 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. He is important as a translator and transmitter of Greek thought, the translator of Dionysius the PseudoAreopagite and other writers, and arguably the most important ...
Jan 1, 2020 · The most outstanding philosopher writing in Latin between Boethius and Anselm, Eriugena is best known as the author of Periphyseon (De divisione naturae, On the Division of Nature, c. 867 CE), an immense dialogue unfolding an impressive cosmological system, and as the influential transmitter of Greek Christian theology to the medieval West, nota...
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JOHN SCOTUS (ERIUGENA) ( c. 810 — c. 875) CHRISTIAN NEOPLATONISM. As his name implies, John was born in Ireland and was educated in one of the monastic schools. An outstanding Greek scholar he translated the works of Pseudo-Dionysius and others into Latin.
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