Medieval · c. 1260–1328
Who influenced Meister Eckhart?
Influences and legacy
German mystic of the ground of the soul: the eye with which I see God is God's eye.
Meister Eckhart was influenced by Pseudo-Dionysius, Hildegard of Bingen and Dietrich von Freiberg, and went on to influence Nicholas of Cusa. That is 4 lines of the 448 documented lines of influence between the 279 thinkers on this map.
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Who was Meister Eckhart?
Meister Eckhart, born near Gotha in Thuringia, was a German Dominican priest, theologian and mystic who worked with lay religious groups such as the Friends of God. Late in life he was accused of heresy, and in 1329 Pope John XXII condemned parts of his teaching; he seems to have died before the verdict.
His disciples Johannes Tauler and Henry Suso carried his teaching on more cautiously. Since the 19th century interest in him has revived, both as a great mystic and among historians of medieval philosophy.
Summarized from the lead of the Wikipedia article.
Who influenced Meister Eckhart?
3 direct influences on this map, earliest first.
- Pseudo-Dionysius c. 5th–6th c.
- Hildegard of Bingen 1098–1179
- Dietrich von Freiberg c. 1250–1310
Who did Meister Eckhart influence?
1 thinker on this map draws directly on Meister Eckhart.
- Nicholas of Cusa 1401–1464
The line of teachers behind Meister Eckhart
The longest documented line of influence ending at Meister Eckhart runs 12 generations back, to Thales of Miletus.
Two steps away from Meister Eckhart
Indirect influences
- Through Pseudo-Dionysius: Proclus
- Through Dietrich von Freiberg: Albertus Magnus
The second generation
- Through Nicholas of Cusa: Giordano Bruno
Contemporaries of Meister Eckhart
Thinkers on this map born within 25 years of Meister Eckhart, with no direct line between them.
- Duns Scotus c. 1266–1308
- Siger of Brabant c. 1240–1284
Meister Eckhart by the numbers
- Direct influences
- 3
- Direct followers
- 1
- Thinkers upstream
- 26
- Thinkers downstream
- 112
- Wikipedia languages
- 51 — #37 of 58 among medieval philosophers
- Card rarity
- Epic
Schools and lineages
- Scholastics: Anselm of Canterbury, Peter Abelard, Albertus Magnus, Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, Duns Scotus, William of Ockham, Meister Eckhart, Jean Buridan
Questions about Meister Eckhart
- Who influenced Meister Eckhart?
- Pseudo-Dionysius, Hildegard of Bingen and Dietrich von Freiberg.
- Who did Meister Eckhart influence?
- Nicholas of Cusa.
- When did Meister Eckhart live?
- c. 1260–1328. The map files Meister Eckhart under the medieval period.
- How rare is the Meister Eckhart card?
- Wikipedia carries an article on Meister Eckhart in 51 languages, which makes it an Epic card. Legendary starts at 100 languages, Epic at 50 and Rare at 25.
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