Gilbert of Poitiers Quotes on Truth
Gilbert of Poitiers, also known as Gilbert de la Porree, was a French scholastic theologian and bishop of Poitiers and one of the most acute minds of the twelfth-century renaissance. This page collects quotes attributed to Gilbert of Poitiers on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Gilbert of Poitiers:
“What a thing is, by which it is what it is, is its form.”
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Attributed to Gilbert of Poitiers:
“In God essence and existence are one; in creatures they differ.”
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Attributed to Gilbert of Poitiers:
“Theology must use logic, but logic must respect what theology teaches.”
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Attributed to Gilbert of Poitiers:
“The Trinity is a unique mystery; ordinary categories must yield.”
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Attributed to Gilbert of Poitiers:
“What is signified about God is signified analogically, never univocally.”