John Scotus Eriugena
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| - | The form "Eriugena" of his [[Epithet|byname]] is used by John Scotus to describe himself in one manuscript.{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}} It means 'Ireland (Ériu)-born'. 'Scottus' in the [[Middle Ages]] was the Latin term for "[[Gaels|Irish]] or [[Gaels|Gaelic]]", so his name translates as "John, the Irish-born Gael." 'Scotti" was the name that the Romans called the Irish. The spelling 'Scottus' has the authority of the early manuscripts until perhaps the 11th century. Occasionally he is also named 'Scottigena' ("Irish-born") in the manuscripts. | + | The form "Eriugena" of his [[Epithet|byname]] is used by John Scotus to describe himself in one manuscript. It means 'Ireland (Ériu)-born'. 'Scottus' in the [[Middle Ages]] was the Latin term for "[[Gaels|Irish]] or [[Gaels|Gaelic]]", so his name translates as "John, the Irish-born Gael." 'Scotti" was the name that the Romans called the Irish. The spelling 'Scottus' has the authority of the early manuscripts until perhaps the 11th century. Occasionally he is also named 'Scottigena' ("Irish-born") in the manuscripts. |
| He is not to be confused with the later philosopher [[Duns Scotus|John Duns Scotus]]. | He is not to be confused with the later philosopher [[Duns Scotus|John Duns Scotus]]. | ||
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John Scotus Eriugena, or Johannes Scotus Erigena (c. 815 – c. 877) was an Irish theologian, neoplatonist philosopher, and poet. He wrote a number of works, but is best known today for having written The Division of Nature, which has been called the final achievement of ancient philosophy, a work which "synthesizes the philosophical accomplishments of fifteen centuries."
Eriugena argued on behalf of something like a pantheistic definition of nature. He translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius, and was one of the few European philosophers of his day that knew Greek, having studied in Athens. Famously, he is said to have been stabbed to death by his students at Malmesbury with their pens.
Name
The form "Eriugena" of his byname is used by John Scotus to describe himself in one manuscript. It means 'Ireland (Ériu)-born'. 'Scottus' in the Middle Ages was the Latin term for "Irish or Gaelic", so his name translates as "John, the Irish-born Gael." 'Scotti" was the name that the Romans called the Irish. The spelling 'Scottus' has the authority of the early manuscripts until perhaps the 11th century. Occasionally he is also named 'Scottigena' ("Irish-born") in the manuscripts.
He is not to be confused with the later philosopher John Duns Scotus.
See also
- Apocatastasis
- Berengarians
- Christian Universalism
- Eucharistic theology
- Mystical theology
- Neoplatonism and Christianity
