Tag Archives: Lambert of Auxerre

What’s in a name?

Posted on May 19, 2016 by

Yesterday I was writing up comments on an essay on Heloise and Abelard, and found myself, somewhat to my surprise, stubbornly referring to her exclusively as “d’Argenteuil”. After all, we call him “Abelard”, not “Peter”, so why shouldn’t we afford … Continue reading →

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Medieval logicians on ‘and’, Part 2

Posted on April 28, 2016 by

In this post I continue my tour through what medieval logicians have to say about ‘and’ or conjunction (here is Part 1). Roger Bacon in the Art and Science of Logic [1] introduces a distinction between when ‘and’ is used … Continue reading →

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Bacon on animal communication

Posted on March 24, 2016 by

I have three desks in my office, which provides me with a lot of space for paper to accumulate. Much of this paper contains scribbled notes to self that I make while attending conferences and lectures or while reading, little … Continue reading →

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Temporal propositions in Tractatus Anagnini

Posted on March 10, 2016 by

Recently I’ve been working on a paper looking at temporal and local propositions in the 13th and 14th C. Originally, it was to be just the 13th C, and just Roger Bacon, William of Sherwood, Peter of Spain, and Lambert … Continue reading →

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Boethius & Lambert on the requirements for significative speech

Posted on March 3, 2016 by

In an attempt to get more people reading medieval philosophy, I’ve been smuggling medieval authors into the philosophy of language courses I teach at Durham. This year, I had my 2nd years read Book 1, Ch. 1 of Boethius’s commentary … Continue reading →

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