11th century in philosophy

This is a list of philosophy-related events in the 11th century.

Publications

Alberic of Monte Cassino wrote on the Eucharistic Controversy, opposing the views of Berengar. This was a significant moment in moving the dispute away from hermeneutics and philosophy towards a theological approach preferred by the prelates.

Births

• Peter Damian (c. 1007-1072 or 1073). Reforming Benedictine monk and cardinal in the circle of Pope Leo IX. A Doctor of the Church who often condemned philosophy.
• Anselm was born in either 1033 or 1034.
• Peter Abelard (1079-1142). French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician.
• Judah Halevi (c.1075-1141), Spanish Jewish philosopher, poet and physician.

Deaths

• Miskawayh (932-1030), Persian official and philosopher
• Avicena (980-1037)
• Peter Damian (c. 1007-1072 or 1073) Reforming Benedictine monk and cardinal in the circle of Pope Leo IX; a Doctor of the Church who often condemned philosophy

See also

• List of centuries in philosophy

References

• Frederick Denison Maurice. Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy. Macmillan and Co. London. 1873. Volume 1 (Ancient philosophy and the first to the thirteenth centuries). Chapter 3 ("From the Beginning of the Tenth to the End of the Eleventh Century"). Page 502 at page 506 et seq.
• Bertrand Russell. History of Western Philosophy: Collectors Edition. Chapter 9.
• John Marenbon. Early Medieval Philosophy 480-1150: An Introduction. Second Edition. Routledge. 1988. Chapter 8. Page 80 et seq. Chapter 9. Page 90 et seq. See also passim. Snippet view.
• Sir Anthony Kenny. An Illustrated Brief History of Western Philosophy. Second Edition. Blackwell Publishing. 2006. Chapter 7 at page 128 et seq.