John Versor Explained

John Versor (Latin: Johannes Versoris, French: Jean Letourneur)^[1] (died c.1485) was a French Dominican, known as a Thomist philosopher and commentator on Aristotle.^{[2] [3]}

He was Rector of the University of Paris in 1458.^[4]

Works

Though traditionally Versor has often been considered a Thomist, more recent studies show his dependence on both Thomas Aquinas and Albert the Great, and evidence suggests that, by his contemporaries, Versor was regarded as an authority of his own.^[5] Insofar as he can be regarded as a Thomist, his position represents an interesting, pre-Cajetan version of Thomism.^[6] His commentaries covered most of the works of Aristotle, and his textbooks were very widely circulated in the period 1470 to 1520.^[7]

A large part of his questions on Aristotle and Aquinas was translated into Hebrew by Eli Habillo, during the 1470s.^[8] Questions on Aristotle were printed in a number of editions at Cologne, from 1485 onwards.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Also Joannes Versoris, Jean Versor, Polish: Jan Wersor.
2. Book: Risto Saarinen. Weakness of Will in Renaissance and Reformation Thought. 4 August 2012. 30 June 2011. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-960681-8. 63.
3. Book: C. B. Schmitt. Quentin Skinner. Eckhard Kessler. Jill Kraye. The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy. 4 August 2012. 20 September 1990. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-39748-3. 839–.
4. Book: David C. Lindberg. David C. Lindberg. Theories of Vision from Al-kindi to Kepler. 4 August 2012. 22 April 1996. University of Chicago Press. 978-0-226-48235-4. 138.
5. Pepijn Rutten, "Secundum processum et mentem Versoris: John Versor and His Relation to the Schools of Thought Reconsidered", in: Vivarium 43 (2005), 292-336.
6. Book: Stanislav Sousedík. Philosophie der frühen Neuzeit in den böhmischen Ländern. 2009. Frommann-Holzboog. 9783772824784.
7. Book: Charles Schmitt. John Case and Aristotelianism in Renaissance England. registration. 4 August 2012. 1 July 1983. McGill-Queens. 978-0-7735-1005-0. 154.
8. Book: Mauro Zonta. Hebrew Scholasticism in the Fifteenth Century: A History and Source Book. 4 August 2012. 11 April 2006. Springer. 978-1-4020-3715-3. 20.
9. Book: Gregor Reisch. Andrew Cunningham. Sachiko Kusukawa. Natural Philosophy Epitomised: A Translation of Books 8-11 of Gregor Reisch's Philosophical Pearl (1503). 4 August 2012. 15 July 2010. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. 978-0-7546-0612-3. lxi–ii.