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Siger of Brabant is depicted with red cloak, top right (MS Thott 411.2, 15th century). Siger of Brabant (Sigerus, Sighier, Sigieri or Sygerius de Brabantia; c. 1240 – before 10 November 1284) was a 13th-century philosopher from the southern Low Countries who was an important proponent of Averroism.
Apr 8, 2024 · Siger de Brabant (born c. 1240, duchy of Brabant—died between 1281 and 1284, Orvieto, Tuscany) professor of philosophy at the University of Paris and a leading representative of the school of radical, or heterodox, Aristotelianism, which arose in Paris when Latin translations of Greek and Arabic works in philosophy introduced new material to ...
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Siger de Brabant (also Sigerus, Sighier, Sigieri, or Sygerius ), ( c. 1240 – 1280s), a thirteenth-century philosopher from the southern Low Countries, was one of the inventors and major proponents of Averroism. During the thirteenth century in Paris, Siger was recognized as a leader of those who interpreted Aristotle through the perspective ...
Jun 8, 2018 · SIGER OF BRABANT (b. Brabant, ca. 1240; d. Orvieto, Italy, 1281/1284) philosophy. Nothing is known of Siger’s birthplace, his family, or his early education. He arrived in Paris probably between 1255 and 1260, was admitted to the Picard nation of the University of Paris, and became master of arts between 1260 and 1265. His name is first cited ...
Jan 1, 2020 · Siger of Brabant (c. 1240–c. 1284) is one of the most controversial authors of the Middle Ages, and there are conflicting opinions about him. Some see him as one of the most dangerous heretics which were condemned by the Bishop of Paris in 1277.
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Examine the life, times, and work of Siger of Brabant through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
Siger sought to be a career philosopher. At the end of the thirteenth century, this involved being autonomous from theology and being independent from established philosophical authorities. This stance influenced Siger's philosophical thought. Siger's claim that philosophy is independent of theology does not in any way involve a rejection of faith.
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