12th century in philosophy explained

This is a list of philosophy-related events in the 12th century. Philosophy at the time was influenced by the ongoing crusades.^[1]

Publications

• The Incoherence of the Incoherence, the landmark harmonization of philosophy and faith by Averroes
• Sic et Non, Peter Abelard's scholastic study of apparent contradictions in Christian theology

Births

• Averroes (1126 - 1198), Andalusian polymath.
• Zhu Xi (1130 - 1200), Neo-Confucian philosopher, politician, and writer of the Song dynasty.
• Maimonides (1135 or 1138 - 1204), rabbi, physician and philosopher from Córdoba.

Deaths

• Peter Abelard (1079-1142).^[2] French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician.
• Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179), German Benedictine abbess and polymath, the founder of scientific natural history in Germany.^[3]
• Averroes (1126 - 1198), Andalusian polymath.

See also

• List of centuries in philosophy

References

• Peter Dronke (ed). A History of Twelfth-Century Western Philosophy. Cambridge University Press. 1988.
• Frederick Denison Maurice. Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy. Macmillan and Co. London. 1873. Volume 1 (Ancient philosophy and the first to the thirteenth centuries). Chapter 4 ("Twelfth Century"). Page 534 et seq.

Notes and References

1. Book: Ancient philosophy and the first to the thirteenth centuries. v. 2. 14 th century to the French revolution, with a glimpse into the 19 th century . 1873 . Macmillan . 534 . 28 August 2018 . en.
2. Web site: Peter Abelard.
3. Book: Jöckle, Clemens. Encyclopedia of Saints. 2003. Konecky & Konecky. 204.