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Medieval philosophy
  • Introduction
  • The early Middle Ages
    • St. Augustine
    • Boethius
    • Church Fathers and Erigena
    • St. Anselm
    • Bernard de Clairvaux and Abelard
  • The transition to Scholasticism
    • Islamic thought
    • Jewish thought
  • The age of the Scholastics
    • Robert Grosseteste and Roger Bacon
    • William of Auvergne
    • St. Bonaventure
    • St. Albertus Magnus
    • St. Thomas Aquinas
    • Averroists
  • The late Middle Ages
    • John Duns Scotus
    • William of Ockham
    • Meister Eckhart
    • Nicholas of Cusa
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Medieval philosophy: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

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  • Armand Maurer

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

  • Brian Duignan
  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style.
  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 03, 2026
Cross-references to the Britannica article on Greek philosophy added.
  • Brian Duignan
Sep 23, 2024
New article added.
  • Brian Duignan
  • Armand Maurer
May 19, 2023
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