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Erigena

American  
[ih-rij-uh-nuh] / ɪˈrɪdʒ ə nə /

noun

  1. Johannes Scotus a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.


Erigena British  
/ ˌɛrɪˈdʒiːnə /

noun

  1. John Scotus. ?800–?877 ad , Irish Neo-Platonist philosopher

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Probably no heretic had a more pervasive influence on the thinking of the church than the witty, 9th century Irish scholar-monk, John Scotus Erigena.

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Yet as much as any man, Erigena deserves to be called the father of the Middle Ages.

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Some early writers thought there were two persons, John Scotus and John Erigena.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

Roger Bacon, in his severe criticism on the ignorance of Greek displayed by the most eminent scholastic writers, expressly exempts Erigena, and ascribes to him a knowledge of Aristotle in the original.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

Almost all writers of weight are agreed that John Scotus Erigena was an Irishman.

From Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) by Various

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