The Dominican Robert Kilwardby (ca. 1215–1279) as schoolman and ecclesiastical official
Johann Beükes
This article, by reworking the most recent specialist contributions, presents a fresh overview of scholastic and ecclesiastical contributions Oxford Dominican Robert Kilwardby (ca. 1215–1279). After highlighting current research problem ‘canon’ in Medieval philosophy, article turns to as positive example ‘non-canonised’ thinker from high Middle Ages – one who is thus thoroughly researched specialised or niche compartment, but remains mostly unacknowledged mainstream ‘canonised’ philosophy. The reappraises intending accentuate his beyond confines particular niche. Kilwardby’s often provocative combination Aristotelian natural philosophy Augustinianism schoolman, central yet problematic role Paris-Oxford condemnations 1277 an official, are henceforth reappraised.Intradisciplinary/interdisciplinary implications: As millennium-long discourse, functions Venn diagrammatical relationship with history, Church patristics religion. Whenever ‘mainstream’ impacted research, it may well have implications that these closely related disciplines could take note of. Such case this ‘hourglass’ reappraisal life work official.
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