Peter Ramus 1515 – 1572
Peter Ramus (1515 – 1572) was a French philosopher of the Modern era, associated with Renaissance.
Pierre de la Ramee, known as Peter Ramus, was a French humanist philosopher, logician, and educational reformer whose attempt to reorganize the liberal arts on a simplified and pedagogically transparent plan made him one of the most controversial thinkers of the sixteenth century. After scandalizing the University of Paris with the thesis that everything Aristotle had said was false, he produced a long series of textbooks of dialectic, rhetoric, grammar, and the mathematical sciences that swept Protestant Europe and shaped pedagogy from Cambridge to colonial Massachusetts. Converted to Calvinism in 1561, he was murdered during the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in Paris in August 1572.
Key facts
- Nationality
- French
- Era
- Modern
- Movements
- Renaissance
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Peter Ramus:
“Method is the soul of teaching.”
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Attributed to Peter Ramus:
“Whatever is true must be capable of being clearly displayed.”
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Attributed to Peter Ramus:
“The arts of language and reasoning are one art, divided only for instruction.”
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Attributed to Peter Ramus:
“Use, not authority, is the proper test of a doctrine.”
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Attributed to Peter Ramus:
“To know is to be able to teach.”
Peter Ramus by topic
Frequently asked about Peter Ramus
- When did Peter Ramus live?
- Peter Ramus was born in 1515 and died in 1572.
- Where was Peter Ramus from?
- Peter Ramus was a French philosopher of the Modern era.
- What philosophical movements is Peter Ramus associated with?
- Peter Ramus was associated with Renaissance.
- What was Peter Ramus known for?
- Pierre de la Ramee, known as Peter Ramus, was a French humanist philosopher, logician, and educational reformer whose attempt to reorganize the liberal arts on a simplified and pedagogically transparent plan made him one of the most controversial thinkers of the sixteenth century.
- How many quotes are attributed to Peter Ramus?
- There are 9 attributed quotations from Peter Ramus in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.