Marsilius of Inghen

Dutch philosopher

Marsilius of Inghen wrote at a period when the questions philosophy asked were themselves being renegotiated.

The record lists Marsilius of Inghen as Dutch philosopher.

Marsilius of Inghen was born at Nijmegen in 1335.

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 Heidelberg University.

Philosophical influence is measured in the questions a thinker made unavoidable.

Marsilius of Inghen died in 1396, aged 61. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.

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