biography
pronunciation:
[ohsair]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1150–1231)
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| biography:
| Theologian and philosopher, born in Auxerre, C France. A master of theology, he was an administrator at the University of Paris. Pope Gregory IX appointed him (1231) to a council to censor the works of Aristotle in the university curriculum, to ensure their conformity with the Christian faith, but William died before the council's work had far advanced. His main publication is the Summa aurea in quattuor libros sententiarum (Golden Compendium on the Four Books of Sentences), a commentary on early and mediaeval Christian thought, tending to emphasize the value of philosophy and rational analysis as a tool for Christian theology. |
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