Thomas Bradwardine c. 1300 – 1349
Thomas Bradwardine (c. 1300 – 1349) was an English philosopher of the Medieval era, associated with Medieval Philosophy, Scholasticism, and Christian Philosophy.
Thomas Bradwardine was an English theologian, mathematician, and Archbishop of Canterbury, known to scholastic posterity as the Doctor Profundus. As one of the Oxford Calculators at Merton College he advanced the mathematical analysis of motion in his Tractatus de proportionibus, which would influence late-medieval and early-modern kinematics. His vast theological treatise De causa Dei contra Pelagium defended the absolute sovereignty of divine grace against what he took to be a resurgent Pelagianism, and his thought left a strong mark on John Wyclif and, indirectly, on the Reformation.
Key facts
- Nationality
- English
- Era
- Medieval
- Movements
- Medieval Philosophy, Scholasticism, Christian Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Thomas Bradwardine:
“Without grace, no will is free for the good.”
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“The cause of God is the cause of grace, and the cause of grace is the cause of God.”
De causa Dei contra Pelagium -
Attributed to Thomas Bradwardine:
“Velocity follows the ratio of the moving force to the resistance.”
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Attributed to Thomas Bradwardine:
“God is the necessary, immutable, and eternal foundation of every contingent thing.”
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Attributed to Thomas Bradwardine:
“Mathematics is the gateway through which the structure of nature becomes intelligible.”
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- When did Thomas Bradwardine live?
- Thomas Bradwardine was born in c. 1300 and died in 1349.
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- Thomas Bradwardine was an English philosopher of the Medieval era.
- What philosophical movements is Thomas Bradwardine associated with?
- Thomas Bradwardine was associated with Medieval Philosophy, Scholasticism, and Christian Philosophy.
- What was Thomas Bradwardine known for?
- Thomas Bradwardine was an English theologian, mathematician, and Archbishop of Canterbury, known to scholastic posterity as the Doctor Profundus.
- How many quotes are attributed to Thomas Bradwardine?
- There are 6 attributed quotations from Thomas Bradwardine in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.