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Albertus Magnus
ALBERTUS MAGNUS (c. 1200–1280), also known as Albert the Great; German Dominican theologian and philosopher, doctor of the church, patron of natural scientists, and Christian sa...
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The Contributions of Albertus Magnus and the Development of Zoology During the Thirteenth Through the Fifteenth Centuries
Overview
The beginning of animal science, or zoology, is often traced to the i...
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Albertus Magnus
c. 1200-c. 1280
German naturalist and philosopher who wrote highly detailed accounts of plants and animals in De vegetabilibus et plantis and De animalibus. He also had an impact on sc...
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St. Albertus Magnus
c. 1193-1280
German Natural Scientist, Philosopher, and Theologian
Although surpassed in philosophy and theology by his humble student, Thomas Aquinas, and perhaps also in natural ...
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Albert the Great(Before 1200–1280)
According to the near-contemporary testimony of Tolomeo of Lucca (Historia Ecclesiastica [1317], 22.19) and confirmed by other, later sources, Albert the Grea...
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The German philosopher and naturalist St. Albertus Magnus (ca. 1193-1280), also known as Albert the Great, was a dominant figure in the evolution of Christian scholastic thought and a precursor of mod...
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Albert the Great (variously known as Albertus Magnus, Albert the German, Albert of Ratisborn, or Albert of Cologne), was the only scholar of his age to have received this title of "the Great," which w...
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Albert of Lauingen (also known as Albert of Bollstadt or Albert of Cologne) acquired the title Magnus (the Great) from his contemporaries even before his death. By 1280 he had long since entered the c...
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In the following excerpt, Sighart surveys the writings Albert produced while he resided and taught in Paris and Cologne.
Contemplation, prayer, and preaching were to [Albert] but the accessories of th...
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In the following essay, Ducharme analyzes Albert's "ambiguous and puzzling" metaphysics of individual being and dicusses in detail his borrowings from Christian faith, Aristotle, ...
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In the following essay, Kibre focuses on Albert's association with the Medieval science of alchemy and on several apocryphal alchemical texts sometimes attributed to him.
Albert's intere...
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In the following essay, Steneck explores Albert's theory of sense perception, arguing that it typifies the general level of scientific understanding in the field at the time.
By the mid-fourtee...
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In the following excerpt, Park discusses Albert's theory of the soul and its importance to Medieval psychological theory, including that of his student Thomas Aquinas.
Albert wrote four major w...
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In the following excerpt, Tugwell investigates Albert's theological writings on epistemology, especially those that concern human knowledge of God.
In 1241 William of Auvergne, by now bishop of...
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In the following excerpt, Thorndike examines Albert's representative thoughts on magic and natural science, his influence on his students, and his reputation among various critics and biographe...
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In the following essay, Greenwood comments on Albert's scientific writings "as they represent the state of scientific knowledge in the Middle Ages."
"Everything there was t...
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In the following excerpt, Schwertner describes the breadth and depth of Albert's erudition both as a scientist and a theologian.
All Seeing Naturalist
One of the inevitable results of the assid...
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In the following essay, Albert discusses the accomplishments of Albert the Great as a scientist, philosopher, and theologian, stressing "the universality of his genius" and his vocation ...
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In the following essay, Cunningham maintains that Albert's writings in his De bono constitute a significant development in the Medieval conception of natural law.
In the history of the concept ...
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In the following excerpt, Wyckoff presents an overview of Albert's life and discusses the nature of his scientific writings, specifically of his Book of Minerals.
Life of Albert
Albert was a fa...
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In the following essay, Cunningham examines Albert's treatise on ethics, Do bono, arguing that the work displays an innovative concern with "the purely natural and human elements of mora...
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In the following excerpt, Shaw argues that Albert's works were among the first to emphasize experimentation in the biological sciences.
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Insofar as it is possible to generalize meaningfully ab...
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Albertus Magnus
The Contributions of Albertus Magnus and the Development of Zoology During the Thirteenth Through the Fifteenth Centuries
Albert the Great (Before 1200–1280)
Albertus Magnus, St.
Albert the Great
Albert the Great
Critical Essay by Joachim Sighart
