PPT Slide
Ancient & Medieval Philosophy -- David L. Rouse
- In 1273 he became a cardinal of the church.
- His metaphysics of light reflects both his Franciscan spiritualism and his neo-Platonic Augustinianism.
- All knowledge is a illumination from God.
- The first light is the light of the mechanical arts. They are seven in number: “weaving, armour-making, agriculture, hunting, navigation, medicine, and the dramatic art.”