Sigbjørn Olsen Sønnesyn
Biographic Data
| ID | 4877364 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sigbjørn Olsen Sønnesyn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sigbjørn Olsen |
| FAMILY NAME | Sønnesyn |
| SIGNATURE | SØNNESYN S O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Scientific Works of Robert Grosseteste, Vol. 2: Mapping the Universe: Robert Grosseteste’s De sphera—On the Sphere
Magnifying Grains of Sand, Seeds, and Blades of Grass
In his treatise On the Rainbow (De iride), composed nearly four hundred years before the first known telescope, the English polymath Robert Grosseteste identified three striking optical effects: distant objects can be rendered close by; close-by large objects can be rendered small; and distant small objects can be rendered large. In the context of the history of optics, the first effect is especially striking. Grosseteste did not give details of …
Egil Kraggerud
Word, example and practice
According to Bernard of Clairvaux, Hugh of Saint-Victor and John of Salisbury, it was only when knowledge was embodied in practice that its true meaning was revealed and could be understood. Yet, twelfth-century authors rarely offer any explanation for the inclusion of practice within the process of knowledge acquisition. This article explores why practice could be regarded as an irreducible component of twelfth-century pedagogies in light of bot…
Medieval Cantors and Their Craft
Orderic Vitalis
Qui Recta Quae Docet Sequitur, Uere Philosophus Est The Ethics of John of Salisbury
The centre of focus in research on John of Salisbury has been on what made John's thought unique, perhaps somewhat to the detriment of the study of what made his thought a unity. In particular, it has been argued that John adapted recognizably Aristotelian doctrines into a framework inspired by the skeptic philosophy of the New Academy, thus creating an original synthesis escaping the constricting dichotomy of Stoic/Christian ethics of interiorit…
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Qui Recta Quae Docet Sequitur, Uere Philosophus Est The Ethics of John of Salisbury
The centre of focus in research on John of Salisbury has been on what made John's thought unique, perhaps somewhat to the detriment of the study of what made his thought a unity. In particular, it has been argued that John adapted recognizably Aristotelian doctrines into a framework inspired by the skeptic philosophy of the New Academy, thus creating an original synthesis escaping the constricting dichotomy of Stoic/Christian ethics of interiorit…
Orderic Vitalis
Medieval Cantors and Their Craft
Egil Kraggerud
Word, example and practice
According to Bernard of Clairvaux, Hugh of Saint-Victor and John of Salisbury, it was only when knowledge was embodied in practice that its true meaning was revealed and could be understood. Yet, twelfth-century authors rarely offer any explanation for the inclusion of practice within the process of knowledge acquisition. This article explores why practice could be regarded as an irreducible component of twelfth-century pedagogies in light of bot…
Magnifying Grains of Sand, Seeds, and Blades of Grass
In his treatise On the Rainbow (De iride), composed nearly four hundred years before the first known telescope, the English polymath Robert Grosseteste identified three striking optical effects: distant objects can be rendered close by; close-by large objects can be rendered small; and distant small objects can be rendered large. In the context of the history of optics, the first effect is especially striking. Grosseteste did not give details of …
The Scientific Works of Robert Grosseteste, Vol. 2: Mapping the Universe: Robert Grosseteste’s De sphera—On the Sphere
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