Who said Eriugena was "the most significant Irish intellectual of the early monastic period"?
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Bertrand Russell
Thomas Aquinas
Jean Trouillard
Answer
According to Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Eriugena was "the most significant Irish intellectual of the early monastic period". He was a polymath, fluent in Greek, Latin and Syriac, and is best known for his Periphyseon, a commentary on the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.
Unraveling the Renaissance: The Life and Works of John Scotus Eriugena