Étienne Gilson
French philosopher and historian
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Étienne Henri Gilson was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy. A scholar of medieval philosophy, he originally specialised in the thought of Descartes; he also philosophized in the tradition of Thomas Aquinas, although he did not... Wikipedia
Born: June 13, 1884, Paris, France
Died: September 19, 1978 (age 94 years), Auxerre, France
Influenced by: Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle, Augustine of Hippo, and more
Education: University of Paris and Lycée Henri-IV
Main interests: Theology, metaphysics, politics, literature, history of philosophy
Notable ideas: The Thomistic distinction between being and essence; Coining the term "mathematicism"
