1277Bishop Tempier Condemns Aristotelian Propositions

Passage of the last and most important of the Paris Condemna...
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📜 Bishop Tempier Condemns Aristotelian Propositions

Passage of the last and most important of the Paris Condemnations by Bishop Tempier, which banned a number of Aristotelian propositions
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🧠 Birth of Philosopher René Descartes

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