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Nicholas of Amiens

NICCOLÒ DI AMIENS

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NICHOLAS OF AMIENS. - Medieval master active in the second half of the 12th century, perhaps until the beginning of the 13th century.

He is the author of a work De arte catholicae fidei, published by Pez (Thesaurus anecdot. noviss., I) and then in PL 210, under the name of Alan of Lille. M. Grabmann demonstrated that it belongs to N. of A. It is a theological-apologetic work, aiming to demonstrate the truth of the Catholic faith even to non-Christians. Characteristic of it is the geometric method, which starts from definitions (of substance, of cause, etc.), postulates and axioms, in order to demonstrate the theorems of Catholic doctrine.

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BIBL.: M. Grabmann, Gesch. der schol. Methode, Freiburg im Br. 1909-11, p. 459 ff.; Überweg, II, p. 247; P. Glorieux, Répertoire des maîtres en théologie de Paris au XIIIe siècle, I, Paris 1933, no. 107; E. Gilson, La philosophie au moyen-âge, 2nd ed., ibid. 1944, pp. 316-18.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII (1952), col. 1818.

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Vanni, Rovighi Sofia. “Niccolò di Amiens.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, col. 1818. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/niccolo-di-amiens.

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Vanni, Rovighi Sofia. “Niccolò di Amiens.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 1818. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/niccolo-di-amiens.

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  title     = {Niccolò di Amiens},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
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