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Robert Kilwardby Quotes on Knowledge

Robert Kilwardby was an English Dominican philosopher, archbishop of Canterbury from 1273 to 1278, and finally a cardinal of the Roman Church. This page collects quotes attributed to Robert Kilwardby on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Robert Kilwardby:

    “All sciences arise from the natural desire of the human mind for truth.”

  • Attributed to Robert Kilwardby:

    “The order of the sciences mirrors the order of being.”

  • Attributed to Robert Kilwardby:

    “What is contrary to the Catholic faith cannot be true in any science.”

  • Attributed to Robert Kilwardby:

    “Logic is the instrument of every other discipline.”