Siger of Brabant

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Siger of Brabant (c. 1240–c. 1282)

Netherlandish philosopher, a follower of Averroës, who taught at the University of Paris, and whose distinguishing between reason and Christian faith led to his works being condemned as heretical 1270. He refused to recant and was imprisoned. He was murdered in prison.

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No references found			This new model of Averroistic Aristotelism, also known as radical Aristotelism, found its most important followers, among others, in Siger of Brabant and Boethius of Dacia. De vulgari eloquentia: Dante's semiotic workshop by de Benedictis, Raffaele / Italica A quick survey of recent general histories of medieval thought, for instance, suggests that his significance for intellectual historians lies entirely in his authorship of the Commedia and his boldly unorthodox tribute therein to Siger of Brabant (Par. The Metaphysics of Dante's "Comedy." by Botterill, Steven / Renaissance Quarterly Even that enigmatic figure Siger of Brabant, representative of the Latin Averroists, was not a rationalist in revolt against faith, even if that was the way he was presented by his enemies. Dante's Heaven of the Sun and the wisdom of Solomon (1) by Williams, Pamela / Italica			Siegfried Idyll Siegfried Line Siegfried, André Siegl, Otto Siegmeister, Elie Siem Reap Siemens Siemens, Ernst Werner von Siemens, William Siemianowice Sl¸skie Siena Sienkiewicz, Henryk Adam Alexander Siepi, Cesare Sierra Club Sierra Leone Sierra Madre Sierra Maestra Sierra Nevada Sierra Nevada de Mérida Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Sierra Vista Sierra, Gregorio Martínez sievert Sieyès, Emmanuel-Joseph Sigebert, St Siger of Brabant Sigerson, Dora Sigfrid, St Sighisoara sight Sigismund Sigma Octantis Sigmaringen sign sign language Signac, Paul signal Signal Hill signal processing signal-to-noise ratio signature significant figures Signor Bruschino, Il, ossia Il figlio per azzardo Signorelli, Luca Sigourney, Lydia Sigtenhorst Meyer, Bernhard van den Siguiri Sigurd Sigurdsson, Jon Sihanouk, Norodom Sikandar Hayat Khan			SIGCHI SIGCO SIGCOM SIGCOMM SIGCPR SIGCS SIGCSE SIGCUE Sigd SIGDA SIGDeB SIGDEV SIGDOC SiGe SiGe Sigebert I Sigebert I of Austrasia Sigebert, St SIGECAPS SIGECO SIGECOM sigeh Sigel, Franz SIGEO Siger de Brabant Siger de Brabant Siger of Brabant Sigerist, Henry Ernest Sigerius of Brabant Sigerius of Brabant Sigerson, Dora Sigeru Yosida Sigerus of Brabant Sigerus of Brabant Sigesbeckia orientalis Siget, Baranya SIGEX SIGFA SIGFIDET Sigfig Sigfig Sigfig Sigfigs Sigfigs Sigfrid Sigfrid Sigfrid Sigfrid, St Sigfried Sigfried Sigfried SIGG Siggaard-Andersen nomogram Sigged Sigged Sigged SIGGEN

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