Radulfus Ardens (Raoul Ardens) (died c. 1200) was a French theologian and early scholastic philosopher of the 12th century. He was born in Beaulieu,

Poitou Poitou ( , , ; ; Poitevin: ''Poetou'') was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. Both Poitou and Poitiers are named after the Pictones Gallic tribe. Geography The main historical cities are Poitiers (historical ...

. He is known for his ''Summa de vitiis et virtutibus'' or ''Speculum universale'' (universal mirror). It is in 14 volumes and is a systematic work of

theology Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...

and

ethics Ethics is the philosophy, philosophical study of Morality, moral phenomena. Also called moral philosophy, it investigates Normativity, normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right. Its main branches inclu ...

. In his time, he was celebrated as a preacher, and a large number of his sermons survive. He was under the influence of Gilbert de la Porrée.Stephen C. Ferruolo, ''The Origins of the University: The Schools of Paris and Their Critics, 1100-1215'' (1985), p. 193. He is thought to have been a student of Peter the Chanter.Joseph H. Lynch, ''Simoniacal Entry Into Religious Life from 1000 to 1260'' (1976), note p. 140. He served as a chaplain to

Richard I of England Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion () because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ru ...

, through most of the 1190s.

References

*Johannes Gründel, ''Die Lehre des Radulfus Ardens von den Verstandestugenden auf dem Hintergund seinen Seelenlehre'', Munich et al.: Schöningh, 1976, (=Veröffentlichungen des Grabmann-Institutes zur Erforschung der mittelalterlichen Theologie und Philosophie; N.F., vol. 27 Münchener Universitäts-Schriften, Fachbereich katholische Theologie), simultaneously Munich, Univ., Habil.-Schr., 1966. .

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