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philosophy 4 beginners

identify the philosopher!

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abelard"sic et non", dialectic, castrated, loved heloise, put forth a complex argument against universals, died in a monastery, loved 2 study
anselm"ontological argument" july 13th God sent vision, last philospher 2 reamain in the platonic tradition, archbishop of canterbury
augustineborn in n. africa, bishop of carthage, wrote "confessions" his mom-Christian, his dad-pagan
avicennaattempted synthesis between islam, wrote encyclopedia, settled as a teacher in Tehran, famous 4 writings, medicine, and psyhcology, loved tarvel wine and women
averroesexiled by calif, "destruction of the destruction", argued against the imortality of the soul, from cordova
duns scotusinterested in evidence 3 things known w/out proof, discussed "principle of individualization", no difference between being and essance, defended the Imacculate Conception, form distinguished one thing from another
johannes scotus erigena800-77, scholar, neo-platonist, panhesit, "on devine predestination", believed in free will, translated pseduo-dionysis
maimonideswrote "guide to wanderers" spanish jew, his texts were translated into latin, thought aristotle was smart
roger baconloved science, prison for 14 yrs. 4 attacking ignorance, "opus majus". geography, math, alchemy, 4 causes of ignorance
john wyliffelast of scholastics, gave course at oxford 'on civil dominion' eventually denied transubstination, called the pope the anti-christ, got more radical
wm. of occamgreatest of scholasticlogicians, disagreed w/ transubstination, excommunicated in 1328, took refuge w/ emporer, "occam's razor"

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