William of Auvergne belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists William of Auvergne as French bishop and scholastic philosopher.
William of Auvergne was born at Aurillac in 1180. His recorded nationality is France.
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.
Among his principal works are De anima, Sermons and De laudibus patientiae. 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.
William of Auvergne died in 1249, aged 69. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Notable work: De anima
- Notable work: Sermons
- Notable work: De laudibus patientiae
- Notable work: De passione Domini
