Guillaume de Conches

Guillaume de Conches : Grammairien and Philosopher French of XIIe century. 1080-1150 (approximate dates).

It is one of the Masters of the École of Chartres, with Bernard of Chartres, Thierry of Chartres, Bernard Silvestre and Jean de Salisbury (of which it was it teaching in Paris).

He studies and comments on the texts of Boece and Plato, of which it is used for to create the idea of a " heart of the monde" , inspired by Timée of Plato, of which it gives the indication of a gold chain, which binds all the degrees of the universe. Free thinker, for his time, certain ideas on the Trinity and " the heart of the monde" compromise near the Church, and it will be obliged to retract some of its positions in the Dragmaticon .

It also gives a humanistic design of the knowledge, influenced by mathematics, physics and philosophy.

Principal works

  • Philosophia mundi ,

  • Dragmaticon .

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