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Life and thought. Born in Autrecourt, near Verdun, he was educated at Paris and earned bachelor's degrees in theology and law and a master's degree in arts. [1] Nicholas is known principally for developing skepticism to extreme logical conclusions. He is sometimes considered the sole genuinely skeptic philosopher of medieval times.
Mar 28, 2024 · 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. Nicholas was an advanced student in liberal arts and philosophy at the Sorbonne ...
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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 of Autrecourt. 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. Though he is credited with developing ...
Editions of Nicolas of Autrecourt's writings are found in J. Lappe's "Nicolaus von Autrecourt," in Beitr ä ge zur Geschichte der Philosophie des Mittelalters 6 (2) (M ü nster, 1908), and J. Reginald O'Donnell's "Nicholas of Autrecourt," in Medieval Studies 1 (1939): 179 – 280, which contains an edition of the Exigit.
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.
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. Unfortunately, the condemnation of his work in 1347 stopped his thought from ...
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