Guillaume de Conches

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William of Conches

Guillaume de Conches (c. 1090 – after 1154) was a French scholastic philosopher who sought to expand the bounds of Christian humanism by studying secular works of the classics and fostering empirical science. He was a prominent member of the School of Chartres. John of Salisbury, a bishop of Chartres and former student of William's, refers to William as the most talented grammarian after Bernard of Chartres.…more

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	A Dialogue on Natural Philosophy (Dragmaticon Philosophiae): Translation of the New Latin Critical Text (Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture) by Guillaume de Conches really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1997 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robert Henryson by Matthew P. McDiarmid 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1983 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars