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John Scotus Eriugena

John Scotus Eriugena
Iohannes Scotus Eriugena
Born c. 815
Ireland
Died c. 877 (age c. 62)
probably West Francia or Kingdom of Wessex
Other names Johannes Scottus Eriugena, Johannes Scotus Erigena, Johannes Scottigena
Era Medieval philosophy
Region Western philosophy
School Neoplatonism
Main interests
Free will, logic, metaphysics

John Scotus Eriugena, or Johannes Scotus Erigena (/ˈhænz, -ˈhænɪs/ /ˈsktəsˌ ˈskɒtəs/ /ɪˈrɪənə/; c. 815 – c. 877) was an Irish theologian, neoplatonist philosopher, and poet. He wrote a number of works, but is best known today for having written The Division of Nature, which has been called the final achievement of ancient philosophy, a work which "synthesizes the philosophical accomplishments of fifteen centuries."

Eriugena argued on behalf of something like a pantheistic definition of nature. He translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius, and was one of the few European philosophers of his day that knew Greek, having studied in Athens. Famously, he is said to have been stabbed to death by his students at Malmesbury with their pens.


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