Pierre Mandonnet
Encyclopedia
Pierre Mandonnet was a Belgian Dominican
historian, important in the neo-Thomist trend of historiography and the recovery of medieval philosophy
. He made his reputation with a study of Siger of Brabant
.
He became Rector of the University of Fribourg
in Switzerland.
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
historian, important in the neo-Thomist trend of historiography and the recovery of medieval philosophy
Medieval philosophy
Medieval philosophy is the philosophy in the era now known as medieval or the Middle Ages, the period roughly extending from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century AD to the Renaissance in the sixteenth century...
. He made his reputation with a study of Siger of Brabant
Siger of Brabant
Siger of Brabant was a 13th century philosopher from the southern Low Countries who was an important proponent of Averroism...
.
He became Rector of the University of Fribourg
University of Fribourg
The University of Fribourg is a university in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland.The roots of the University can be traced back to 1582, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg. In 1763, an Academy of law was founded by the state of Frobourg...
in Switzerland.
Works
- Siger de Brabant et l'averroïsme latin au xiiie siècle
- Bibliographie thomiste (1921) with J. A. Destrez, later edition 1960
- Saint Dominique: l'idée, l'homme et l'oeuvre (1938)