Siger of Brabant

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Siger of Brabant was a 13th-century philosopher and leading Latin Averroist at the University of Paris, known for his controversial Aristotelian interpretations that challenged orthodox Christian theology.

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Siger of Brabant canonical 6

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instanceOf Latin Averroist ⓘ
medieval philosopher ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
scholastic philosopher ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
activePeriod 13th century ⓘ
birthCentury 13th century ⓘ
deathCause stabbing ⓘ
deathCountry Papal States ⓘ
deathPlace Orvieto ⓘ
educatedAt University of Paris ⓘ
linked to: Sorbonne University
fieldOfWork Aristotelianism ⓘ
Latin Averroism ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
influenced Dante Alighieri ⓘ
Latin Averroists ⓘ
influencedBy Aristotle ⓘ
Averroes ⓘ
Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas
knownFor conflicts with ecclesiastical authorities ⓘ
defense of the eternity of the world ⓘ
doctrine of the unity of the intellect ⓘ
radical Aristotelian interpretations ⓘ
teachings condemned by the Church ⓘ
theory of double truth ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
mainWorkplace University of Paris ⓘ
linked to: La Sorbonne
mentionedIn Divine Comedy ⓘ
movement Latin Averroism ⓘ
linked to: Latin Averroists

scholasticism ⓘ
nationality Brabançon ⓘ
notableIdea autonomy of philosophy from theology ⓘ
separation of philosophical and theological truth ⓘ
occupation master of arts ⓘ
university lecturer ⓘ
opposedBy Bonaventure ⓘ
Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas

ecclesiastical authorities in Paris ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Aristotelianism ⓘ
Averroism ⓘ
linked to: Latin Averroists
portrayedAs saved soul in Dante's Paradise ⓘ
positionHeld master at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Paris ⓘ
region Duchy of Brabant ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
subjectOf condemnations of 1270 ⓘ
condemnations of 1277 ⓘ
wroteOn Aristotle's natural philosophy ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ
psychology of the intellect ⓘ

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Averroes → influenced → Siger of Brabant ⓘ
Aben Rushd → influenced → Siger of Brabant ⓘ
Latin Averroists → associatedWith → Siger of Brabant ⓘ
University of Paris faculty → notableMember → Siger of Brabant ⓘ
Sphere of the Sun → includesSoul → Siger of Brabant ⓘ