Lambertus de Monte, also Lambertus de Monte Domini or Lambert of Cologne (; c. 1430/5–1499), was a

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...

scholastic and

Thomist Thomism is the philosophical and theological school which arose as a legacy of the work and thought of Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274), the Dominican philosopher, theologian, and Doctor of the Church. In philosophy, Thomas's disputed questions ...

. Originally from 's-Heerenberg (Monte Domini), he went to the

University of Cologne The University of Cologne () is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1388. It closed in 1798 before being re-established in 1919. It is now one of the largest universities in Germany with around 45,187 students. The Universit ...

in 1450, where he was taught by his uncle Gerhardus de Monte, and received his

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Those admitted to the degree have ...

in 1454, holding an arts professorship there from 1455 until 1473, when he became a

doctor of theology Doctor of Theology (, abbreviated DTh, ThD, DTheol, or Dr. theol.) is a terminal degree in the academic discipline of theology. The ThD, like the ecclesiastical Doctor of Sacred Theology, is an advanced research degree equivalent to the Doctor o ...

. He then taught in the faculty of theology until his death. He wrote several Thomist commentaries on

Aristotle Aristotle (; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosophy, Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, a ...

, including the ''

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

'', ''

De anima ''On the Soul'' (Greek: , ''Peri Psychēs''; Latin: ) is a major treatise written by Aristotle . His discussion centres on the kinds of souls possessed by different kinds of living things, distinguished by their different operations. Thus plant ...

'', and the ''

logica nova In the history of logic, the term ''logica nova'' (Latin, meaning "new logic") refers to a subdivision of the logical tradition of Western Europe, as it existed around the middle of the twelfth century. The ''Logica vetus'' ("old logic") referred ...

'', most of which were printed in Cologne during his lifetime or shortly thereafter. He was a defender of the Thomistic interpretation of Aristotle against that of

Albert the Great Albertus Magnus ( 1200 – 15 November 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great, Albert of Swabia, Albert von Bollstadt, or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, and bishop, considered one of the great ...

and his followers. He was a member of the Schola Coloniensis of Thomists. Notably, he argued for Aristotle's salvation against the scholarly consensus that Aristotle was in

Hell In religion and folklore, hell is a location or state in the afterlife in which souls are subjected to punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history sometimes depict hells as eternal destinations, such as Christianity and I ...

. He also wrote '' copulata'' (introductory logical analysis) of Peter of Spain. Besides Thomas and Gerhardus, he was influenced by Henry of Gorkum, Gerhardus' teacher. After Henry and Gerhardus, he was the third doctor of the ''bursa Montana'', a college of students and faculty living in common.

Works

*''Copulata totius novae logicae Aristotelis'' *''Copulata super libros De anima Aristotelis'' ("Expositio ... circa tres libros De anima Aristotelis"), first published 1485, 1492 *''Compilatio commentaria ... in octo libros Aristotelis De physico'' ("Prohemium Phisicorum"), first published 1493, 1498
''Copulata omnium tractatuum Petri Hispani etiam (syncategorematum et) parvorum logicalium ac trium modernorum secundum doctrinam Thomae Aquinatis cum textu''
*''De salvatione Arestotelis'', first published c. 1498

References

* Chroust, Anton-Hermann. 1945. Contribution to the Medieval Discussion: ''Utrum Aristoteles Sit Salvatus''. ''Journal of the History of Ideas'', 6(2), 231–238. * Duhem, Pierre; Roger Ariew, ed. and trans. 1985. ''Medieval Cosmology: Theories of Infinity, Place, Time, Void, and the Plurality of Worlds''. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. . *Lagerlund, Henrik. 2000. ''Modal Syllogistics in the Middle Ages''. BRILL, . *Michael, Emily. 2003. Renaissance Theories of Body, Soul, and Mind. ''Psyche and Soma: Physicians and Metaphysicians on the Mind-Body Problem from Antiquity to Enlightenment''. John P. Wright and Paul Potter, edd. Oxford: Oxford University Press, . {{DEFAULTSORT:Monte, Lambertus De 1430s births 1499 deaths 15th-century German philosophers Latin commentators on Aristotle 15th-century writers in Latin