John Blund
| John Blund | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Canterbury-elect | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of Canterbury |
| See | Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Elected | 26 August 1232 |
| Quashed | 1 June 1233 |
| Predecessor | John of Sittingbourne |
| Successor | Edmund Rich |
| Other posts | Chancellor of York |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | never consecrated |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1175 |
| Died | 1248 |
John Blund (or Johannes Blund, Iohannes Blondus, Iohannes Blundus; circa 1175–1248) was an English scholastic philosopher, known for his work on the nature of the soul, the Tractatus de anima, one of the first works of western philosophy to make use of the recently translated De Anima by Aristotle and especially the Arab philosopher Avicenna's work on the soul, also called De Anima.[1] He taught at Oxford University[2] along with Edmund of Abingdon. David Knowles said that he was "noteworthy for his knowledge of Avicenna and his rejection of the hylomorphism of Avicebron and the plurality of forms.",[3] although the problem of the plurality of forms as understood by later scholastics was not formulated explicitly in Blund's time.[4] Maurice Powicke calls him the "first English Aristotelian."[5]
He was a royal clerk by 1227 and studied at Oxford and Paris, and was at the University of Paris when it was dispersed in 1229.[6] He was a canon of Chichester before 1232. He was archbishop of Canterbury during a brief reign, having been elected on 26 August 1232.[7] He was supported by Peter des Roches, but did not receive papal approval and the election was quashed because of alleged pluralism on 1 June 1233.[8] Probably it was the support of des Roches that doomed his election to Canterbury, and the pluralism charge was cover for the real reason.[9] He was appointed chancellor of the see of York before 3 November 1234, and died in 1248.[10]
Notes
- ↑ Blund Tractatus de Anima
- ↑ Knowles Evolution of Medieval Thought p. 280
- ↑ Knowles Evolution of Medieval Thought p. 287
- ↑ Dales Problem of the Rational Soul in the Thirteenth Century p. 45
- ↑ Powicke Thirteenth Century p. 56
- ↑ British History Online Canons of Chichester accessed on 11 September 11, 2007
- ↑ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 233
- ↑ British History Online Archbishops of Canterbury retrieved on 11 September 2007
- ↑ Lawrence "Blund, John (c.1175–1248)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ British History Online Chancellors of York accessed on 11 September 2007
References
- Blund, Iohannes (1970). Daniel Callus and R. W. Hunt, ed. Tractatus de Anima.
- British History Online Archbishops of Canterbury retrieved on 11 September 2007
- British History Online Canons of Chichester accessed on 11 September 2007
- British History Online Chancellors of York accessed on 11 September 2007
- Dales, R. C. (1995). The Problem of the Rational Soul in the Thirteenth Century. Leiden.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Knowles, Dom David (1962). The Evolution of Medieval Thought. London: Longman.
- Lawrence, C. H. (2004). "Blund, John (c.1175–1248)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (May 2006 revised ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2711. Retrieved 8 November 2007. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- Powicke, F. Maurice (1962). The Thirteenth Century 1216–1307.
Further reading
- Josiah Cox Russell, "Master Henry of Avranches as an International Poet," Speculum, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan., 1928), pp. 34–63.
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| Preceded by John of Sittingbourne |
Archbishop of Canterbury Election quashed 1232 |
Succeeded by Edmund Rich |
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