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Johannes Scotus Eriugena
Johannes Scotus Eriugena

Johannes Scotus Eriugena was a prominent philosopher in medieval Europe, active during the 9th century. His ideas had a profound impact on medieval philosophy and theology. Eriugena's philosophy emphasized the harmony between nature and divinity, and his work 'De Divisione Naturae' is considered a classic of medieval philosophy. more

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“To obtain the pure silence necessary for the disciple, the heart and emotions, the brain and its intellectualisms, have to be put aside. Both are but mechanisms, which will perish with the span of man's life. It is the essence beyond, that which is the motive power, and makes man live, that is now compelled to rouse itself and act.”