Richard Rufus of Cornwall

Richard Rufus of Cornwall (died circa 1260) was an English Franciscan scholastic philosopher and theologian who studied at Paris and at Oxford.

Rufus was one of the first medieval philosophers to write on Aristotle and his commentaries are the earliest known among those which have survived. He also wrote influential commentaries on Peter Lombard's Sentences.

Rufus was influenced by Robert Grosseteste, Alexander of Hales, Richard Fishacre, and Johannes Philoponus, and in turn influenced Bonaventure and Franciscus Meyronnes. Roger Bacon was a fervent critic of Rufus.

Bibliography

• Richard Rufus of Cornwall, In Aristotelis De Generatione et corruptione, edited by Rega Wood and Neil Lewis, 'Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi', New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
• Richard Rufus of Cornwall, In Physicam Aristotelis, edited by Rega Wood, 'Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi', New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.

External links

• The Richard Rufus of Cornwall Project