Jean Buridan belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Jean Buridan as medieval philosopher (ca. 1300-1358).
Jean Buridan was born at Béthune in 1295. His recorded nationality is France. He studied at University of Paris.
Thought in this period moved between the Islamic world, the Jewish communities and the Latin West, and the same texts were argued over in three traditions.
His academic posts were held at University of Paris.
The recorded fields of work are logic, natural philosophy and theology.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
That the work was done from France matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Jean Buridan died in 1358, aged 63. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Paris
- Fields: logic, natural philosophy and theology
