Medieval philosophy
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Medieval philosophy is the philosophy that existed through the Middle Ages, the period roughly extending from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century until after the Renaissance in the
Philosophy seated between the seven liberal arts; 1818 copy of picture from the Hortus deliciarum of Herrad von Landsberg (12th century).
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Portrait by Philippe de Champaigne, 17th century
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William of Ockham
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William of Ockham or Occam was an English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher and theologian. He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval thought and was at the centre of the majo
Medieval philosophy
…reason can discover truth only when philosophy is illuminated by religious faith. Other important Franciscan writers were Duns Scotus, Peter Auriol, and William of Ockham. By contrast, the Dominican order, founded by St Dominic in 1215 placed more emphasis on the use of reason and made extensive use of the new Aristotelian…
Sketch labelled "frater Occham iste", from a manuscript of Ockham's Summa Logicae, 1341
Saint Augustine by Philippe de Champaigne
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Duns Scotus Painting