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William of Auvergne

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William of Auvergne

 French Guillaume d'Auvergne

(born after 1180, Aurillac, France—died 1249, Paris) French philosopher and theologian. Named bishop of Paris in 1228, William was a reformer who defended the rising mendicant orders against attacks by the secular clergy. After the church condemned the works of Aristotle, he became one of the first Western scholars to attempt to incorporate into Christianity whatever in Aristotle's thought was compatible with it. He was influenced by Avicenna and by the Neoplatonism of St. Augustine. His principal work, written in 1223–40, is Magisterium divinale (“The Divine Teaching”).
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William of Auvergne, Bishop of Paris, who died in 1249, "promoted scientific investigation, and ridiculed those who were ready to see the direct action of God in any unusual event," writes Durant.
The search for truth: there is but one truth, parts of which are ... by Behreandt, Dennis / The New American
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