Peter Crockaert OP (c. 1465–1514), known as Peter of Brussels, was a Flemish scholastic philosopher. [1] Initially he was a pupil of John Mair and a follower of William of Ockham. Later he joined the Dominican Order, and became a supporter of orthodox Thomism. [2] [3] He taught at the University of Paris, [4] and is known for a number of commentaries, on Aristotle and Peter of Spain as well as on Aquinas.
Notes
- ^ ...a scholastic of some genius, [1] Archived 2010-06-14 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ [2], from the 1909 history by Maurice De Wulf.
- ^ ...at first an ardent disciple of the Scot, John Mair, and like him a nominalist, he became a Dominican in 1503 and displayed the greatest zeal for St. Thomas Aquinas. [3]
- ^ In the first decade of the century Peter Crockaert (died 1514), a Belgian working in Paris, had substituted the Summa Theologiae for what had previously been the standard text for theological instruction, viz. the ' Sentences' of Peter Lombard. John Haldane, 1998 Aquinas Lecture.
External links
- Hinnebusch, J. F. (2003). "Crockaert, Peter". New Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4: Com–Dyn (2 ed.). Detroit: Thomson Gale. p. 374.
Peter Crockaert OP (c. 1465–1514), known as Peter of Brussels, was a Flemish scholastic philosopher. [1] Initially he was a pupil of John Mair and a follower of William of Ockham. Later he joined the Dominican Order, and became a supporter of orthodox Thomism. [2] [3] He taught at the University of Paris, [4] and is known for a number of commentaries, on Aristotle and Peter of Spain as well as on Aquinas.
Notes
- ^ ...a scholastic of some genius, [1] Archived 2010-06-14 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ [2], from the 1909 history by Maurice De Wulf.
- ^ ...at first an ardent disciple of the Scot, John Mair, and like him a nominalist, he became a Dominican in 1503 and displayed the greatest zeal for St. Thomas Aquinas. [3]
- ^ In the first decade of the century Peter Crockaert (died 1514), a Belgian working in Paris, had substituted the Summa Theologiae for what had previously been the standard text for theological instruction, viz. the ' Sentences' of Peter Lombard. John Haldane, 1998 Aquinas Lecture.
External links
- Hinnebusch, J. F. (2003). "Crockaert, Peter". New Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4: Com–Dyn (2 ed.). Detroit: Thomson Gale. p. 374.