Richard of Middleton is remembered for arguments the next generation could not ignore.
The record lists Richard of Middleton as Norman Franciscan, theologian, and philosopher.
Richard of Middleton was born in 1249. 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.
Among his principal works are Quodlibeta, Super quatuor libros Sententiarum and De gradu formarum. A philosophical position survives not by being proved but by resisting every attempt to dispose of it.
That the work was done from France matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Richard of Middleton died in 1302, aged 53. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Notable work: Quodlibeta
- Notable work: Super quatuor libros Sententiarum
- Notable work: De gradu formarum
- Held posts at University of Paris
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