Jean Buridan
French philosopher
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Jean Buridan was an influential 14th‑century French philosopher.
Buridan taught in the faculty of arts at the University of Paris for his entire career and focused in particular on logic and on the works of Aristotle. Buridan sowed the seeds of... Wikipedia
Born: 1301, Béthune, France
Died: 1358 (age 57 years), Paris, France
Influenced by: Aristotle, William of Ockham, Ibn Sina, and more
Education: University of Paris
Main interests: Logic; Grammar; Metaphysics; Natural philosophy; Ethics
Notable ideas: Theory of impetus; Modernization of Aristotelian logic; Buridan's bridge
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