John Scottus Eriugena on the Composition of Material Bodies

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Abstract

This paper examines John Scottus Eriugena's account of material bodies. Some scholars have argued that Eriugena's account prefigures Berkeleyan idealism. The interpretation offered in the paper rejects the Berkeleyan interpretation on the grounds that Eriugena, unlike Berkeley, did not propose a thoroughly immaterialist view of reality.
Original languageAmerican English
Article numberPII 938012122
Pages (from-to)385-393
Number of pages9
JournalBritish Journal for the History of Philosophy
Volume19
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Berkeley
  • Eriugena
  • Idealism
  • Immaterialism
  • Neoplatonism

Disciplines

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Philosophy

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