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George of Trebizond
(Encyclopedia) George of TrebizondGeorge of Trebizondtrĕbˈĭzŏnd [key], c.1396–1486, Greek scholar, b. Crete. Settling in Venice, he taught Greek, philosophy, and rhetoric there and in Vicenza before…Alexander of Hales
(Encyclopedia) Alexander of Hales, d. 1245, English scholastic philosopher, called the Unanswerable Doctor by his fellow scholastics. He was a Franciscan and a lecturer at the Univ. of Paris. His…Bar-Hebraeus, Gregorius
(Encyclopedia) Bar-Hebraeus, GregoriusBar-Hebraeus, Gregoriusbär-hēbrēˈəs [key], 1226–86, Syrian scholar, bishop of the Jacobite Church. Partly Jewish in ancestry, his original name was Abu-al-Faraj…naturalism, in philosophy
(Encyclopedia) naturalism, in philosophy, a position that attempts to explain all phenomena and account for all values by means of strictly natural (as opposed to supernatural) categories. The…aesthetics
(Encyclopedia) aestheticsaestheticsĕsthĕtˈĭks [key], the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the nature of art and the criteria of artistic judgment. The classical conception of art as the…Aristoxenus of Tarentum
(Encyclopedia) Aristoxenus of TarentumAristoxenus of Tarentumărĭstŏkˈsənəs, tərĕnˈtəm [key], fl. 4th cent. b.c., pupil of Aristotle. He marks a turning point in Greek musical theory by being the…Gemistus Pletho, Georgius
(Encyclopedia) Gemistus Pletho, GeorgiusGemistus Pletho, Georgiusjôrˈjəs jĭmĭsˈtəs plēˈthō [key], c.1355–1452, Byzantine scholar and philosopher, b. Constantinople. He represented the Orthodox…Held, Julius Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Held, Julius Samuel, 1905–2002, American art historian, b. Germany. Held immigrated to the United States in 1934. In 1937 he began to teach at Barnard College, where he was professor…Scaliger, Julius Caesar
(Encyclopedia) Scaliger, Julius Caesar, 1484–1558, Italian philologist and physician in France. Scaliger studied medicine and settled in France (1526), where he worked as a physician. A scholar of…Bradwardine, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Bradwardine, ThomasBradwardine, Thomasbrădˈwərdēn [key], c.1295–1349, English mathematician, natural philosopher, and theologian. He was chaplain to Edward III (c.1338) and later…Trending
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