Dunne, Michael (2006) Peter of Ireland, The University of Naples and Thomas Aquinas' Early Education. Yearbook of the Irish Philosophical Society 2006. pp. 84-96.
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Abstract
This article revists the life and academic career of Peter of Ireland (Petrus de Hibernia, ca. 1200-1260) whose Opera Omina were edited by the author (Louvain-Paris, 1993, 1996). A recapitulation is also given of a recent debate as to whether the early sources for the life of Thomas Aquinas were right in stating that Peter of Ireland taught the young Aquinas when the latter was a student at the university of Naples in the years 1239-44. While acknowledging that it is now impossible to be absolutely certain of this, the author argues that the likelihood remains that Aquinas was introduced to philosophy by an Irishman.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Peter of Ireland; University of Naples; Thomas Aquinas; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > Philosophy |
| Item ID: | 929 |
| Depositing User: | Michael Dunne |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Mar 2008 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Yearbook of the Irish Philosophical Society 2006 |
| Publisher: | Irish Philosophical Society |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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