Eriugena

Eriugena

A study of the life and work of the 9th-century Irish scholar Johannes Scottus Eriugena. It includes an extended summary of his most important work, 'Periphyseon', a remarkable attempt at a synthesis between the Bible and Neoplatonist philosophy.

John J. O'Meara

1. Eriugena, Ireland, and Francia -- 2. The teacher -- 3. The 'controversialist' -- 4. The translator -- 5. Summary of the Periphyseon: Books 1 and II -- 6. Summary of the Periphyseon: Book III -- 7. Summary of the Periphyseon: Book IV -- 8. Summary of the Periphyseon: Book V -- 9. The exegete -- 10. The poet -- 11. Eriugena's immediate influence.

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