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Born October 19, 1625 • Chartres • France
Died November 16, 1695 (aged 70) • Paris • France
Subjects Of Study Jansenism

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French theologian
Justus of Ghent: Saint Augustine
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Christian bishop and theologian
Arnold Geulincx
Flemish philosopher
Joseph Butler
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British bishop and philosopher
Gennadios II Scholarios
patriarch of Constantinople
Henry of Ghent
French philosopher
William Paley
William Paley
British philosopher and priest
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
French philosopher and scientist
Peter Abelard, with Héloïse, miniature portrait by Jean de Meun, 14th century; in the Musee Conde, Chantilly, France.
Peter Abelard
French theologian and poet
Emmanuel Lévinas
French philosopher
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Nicolas Malebranche
French priest
Nicholas Of Autrecourt
French philosopher and theologian
Godfrey of Saint-Victor
French philosopher
William Of Saint-amour
French philosopher
William of Auxerre
French philosopher
William of Saint-Thierry
French philosopher
William of Auvergne
French philosopher
Godfrey Of Fontaines
French philosopher and theologian
Claude-Adrien Helvétius
French philosopher
Francis Of Meyronnes
French philosopher

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