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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.
Mar 15, 2024 · John Of Jandun, (born c. 1286, Jandun, Champagne, Fr.—died 1328, Todi, Papal States) 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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Jan 1, 2020 · Abstract. 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 criticized, most notably for his theory of the intellect, his influence persisted until the ...
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. The estimate of his date of birth is based on the year 1310, the earliest date found on any writing definitely attributable to him ...
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.
agents and objects. Thereafter, I will show that John of Jandun and John Duns Scotus depart in fundamental ways from this constraint, but that for them the intellection of individuals is of a general character nonetheless – they put for-ward something akin to Russell’s descriptivism. This descriptivism, then, can-
Jandun was the stron-gest proponent and developer of the idea in the early fourteenth century.1 It is a challenging position to hold, but Jandun goes very far to defend and develop the doctrine. His strong conviction of the basic truth of it leads him to a dis-cussion and defence of an unconventional position concerning the possibility