Raimbert of Lille (fl. c. 1100
) was an early medieval
nominalist who taught at
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord ...
.
Along with
Roscelin
Roscelin of Compiègne (), better known by his Latinized name Roscellinus Compendiensis or Rucelinus, was a French philosopher and theologian, often regarded as the founder of nominalism.
Biography
Roscellinus was born in Compiègne, France. Lit ...
, he was an opponent of
exaggerated realism.
His nominalism was attacked by
Odo of Tournai.
References
French philosophers
11th-century French philosophers
12th-century French philosophers
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