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Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas was a 13th-century Catholic priest and philosopher. He developed a comprehensive system of thought integr...

Medieval Metaphysics Christian Scholasticism

9.6 Brilliant

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Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo was a prominent philosopher and theologian born in present-day Algeria. He profoundly influenced West...

Will Theology Christian Late Antique

9.5 Brilliant

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Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara was a prominent Indian philosopher active during the medieval period. He significantly shaped Vedanta philo...

Indian Medieval Vedanta Metaphysics

9.4 Excellent

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Al-Ghazali

Al-Ghazali was a prominent Islamic philosopher and jurist from Persia who lived during the medieval period. He significa...

Medieval Islamic Theology Skepticism

9.2 Excellent

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Ibn Rushd

Ibn Rushd, also known as Averroes, was a prominent 12th-century philosopher originating in Andalusia. He produced extens...

Law Medieval Andalusian Aristotelianism

9.1 Excellent

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Maimonides

Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides, was a prominent 12th-century Jewish philosopher born in Egypt. He is notable for...

Medieval Theology Jewish Aristotelianism

9.1 Excellent

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Shankara

Shankara, also known as Adi Shankaracharya, was an Indian philosopher and theologian associated with Advaita Vedanta. He...

Indian Medieval Vedanta Metaphysics

9.1 Excellent

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Zhu Xi

Zhu Xi (1130-1200) was a prominent Chinese philosopher during the Song dynasty. He significantly shaped Neo-Confucianism...

Medieval Chinese Metaphysics Confucianism

9.0 Excellent

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Al-Farabi

Al-Farabi was a significant medieval philosopher born in present-day Uzbekistan. He synthesized Greek philosophical trad...

Logic Medieval Politics Islamic

8.8 Great

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Anselm of Canterbury

Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) was a medieval Archbishop of Canterbury and influential philosopher. He developed the o...

Logic Medieval Theology Christian

8.8 Great

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Duns Scotus

John Duns Scotus was a 13th-century Scottish philosopher and theologian associated with the Franciscan order. He is nota...

Medieval Metaphysics Scottish Theology

8.7 Great

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William of Ockham

William of Ockham (c. 1287–1347) was an influential medieval English Franciscan friar and philosopher. He developed nomi...

Logic Medieval English Nominalism

8.7 Great

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Dogen

Dogen was a Japanese Buddhist monk and writer who lived from 1200 to 1253 and established the Soto Zen tradition in Japa...

Japanese Medieval Zen Buddhism

8.7 Great

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Ramanuja

Ramanuja was a prominent philosopher of medieval India. He developed Vishishtadvaita Vedanta, a school of thought emphas...

Indian Medieval Vedanta Theology

8.6 Great

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Averroes

Averroes was a 12th-century Andalusian philosopher and physician whose extensive commentaries on Aristotle profoundly in...

Medieval Islamic Metaphysics Eastern

8.6 Great

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Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite

Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite was a 5th or 6th century philosopher writing under the name of an Apostle figure. His in...

Metaphysics Christian Mysticism Late Antique

8.4 Great

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Meister Eckhart

Meister Eckhart was a significant 13th-14th century German philosopher and theologian associated with the Dominican orde...

German Medieval Theology Mysticism

8.1 Great

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Albertus Magnus

Albertus Magnus was a 13th-century German Dominican friar, bishop, theologian, and philosopher whose writings addressed...

Natural Science Medieval Western Theology

8.1 Great

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Roger Bacon

Roger Bacon was a 13th-century English Franciscan friar, philosopher, and scholar working within the medieval scholastic...

Empiricism Science Medieval Western

7.7 Good

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Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen was a twelfth-century German Benedictine abbess, visionary, composer, and writer. Her works address...

German Medieval Theology Mysticism

7.5 Good