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Johannes Scotus Eriugena

(0799–0877) Philosopher Gaelic Ireland

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Johannes Scotus Eriugena was a philosopher from Gaelic Ireland.

Quick Facts About Johannes Scotus Eriugena

Born
November 30, 0799
Died
January 1, 0877
Nationality
Gaelic Ireland
Profession
Philosopher
Known for
De divisione naturae, De divina praedestinatione, Carmina, Epistola "Domine Winiberte", Glossae divinae historiae

About Johannes Scotus Eriugena

John Scotus Eriugena, also known as Johannes Scotus Erigena, John the Scot or John the Irish-born, was an Irish Neoplatonist philosopher, theologian and poet of the Early Middle Ages. Bertrand Russell dubbed him "the most astonishing person of the ninth century". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy states that he "is the most significant Irish intellectual of the early monastic period. He is generally recognized to be both the outstanding philosopher of the Carolingian era and of the whole period of Latin philosophy stretching from Boethius to Anselm".

Biography source: Wikipedia

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