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Albertus Magnus

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Quotations
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Albertus Magnus Quotes
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Albertus Magnus (c. 1193 / 1206 - 15 November , 1280 ) was a Dominican friar who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. He is considered to be the greatest German philosopher and...


Biography

Name: Albertus Magnus, St.
Birth Date: c. 1193
Death Date: 1280
Place of Birth: Lauingen, Swabia, Germany
Nationality: German
Gender: Male
Occupations: philosopher, naturalist

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Biography of Albert the Great
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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 was also used before his death. He is also referred...
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Biography of Albertus Magnus, St.
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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 modern science. Albert was born in Lauingen, Swabia....
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Biography of Albert the Great
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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 company of the major thinkers of the thirteenth...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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St. Albertus Magnus Summary
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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 science by his jealous rival, Roger Bacon, his contemporaries generally...
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Albertus Magnus Summary
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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 scientific study overall by promoting new investigation rather than...
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Albert the Great (Before 1200–1280) Summary
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Albert the Great(Before 1200 e: Seine Zeit, sein Werk, seine Wirkung. Berlin: de Gruyter,...
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Albertus Magnus Summary
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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 saint. Today he is best known as the teacher of Thomas Aquinas. Born...
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Albertus Magnus Information
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Albertus Magnus, O.P. (b. 1193/1206 - d. November 15, 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a Dominican friar and priest who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of...
 


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The Business Times
Albertus Magnus to Build New Academic Center
12/01/2003: 471 words, approx. 2 pages
Albertus Magnus College will begin construction next spring on a $6-million science, art and technology building, adding 18,000-square feet for academic programs to its Prospect Street campus. President Julia M. McNamara made the announcement at the annual Reunion Weekend luncheon of the College's Alumni...
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Fairfield County Business Journal
Albertus Magnus offers new dimensions program. (Focus on Education).(Albertus Magnus College)(Brief Article)
01/07/2002: 572 words, approx. 2 pages
New Haven's Albertus Magnus College is offering its intensive, degree-granting New Dimensions program designed to serve the needs of business professionals throughout Fairfield County. Courses are given at Summer Street in Stamford, the Stratford Learning Center on Long Beach Boulevard, People's Bank...
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The New York Observer
The 2000-Year-Old Virgin: Purity, Chastity, Mystery
3/25/2007: 1,175 words, approx. 4 pages
In Virgin, Hanne Blank reminds us that the idea of virginity exists for no other animal species. And what would our world be like if for us, too, the idea simply did not exist? No Donna Martin, struggling to keep her legs firmly shut through...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Simon Tugwell
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In the following excerpt, Tugwell investigates Albert's theological writings on epistemology, especially those that concern human knowledge of God.
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Critical Essay by Stanley B. Cunningham
14,832 words, approx. 49 pages
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 morality."
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Critical Essay by Thomas M. Schwertner
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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.
 


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