William de La Mare ( fl. 1272–1279) was an English

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theologian.

Biography

William de la Mare's origins are unknown. He obtained a master's degree (Master Regent) in Paris in 1274/5. In Paris, he came under the influence of

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and

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. He returned to England, and is known to have preached in

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. In 1310, de la Mare was classed with Bonaventura,

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, and others among the "solemn masters" of the order.

Works

De la Mare wrote scholarly notes relating to biblical texts, including textual notes (his ''Correctio textus bibliae''), a linguistic references for the

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used in original version of biblical scripture (the '' De hebraeis et graecis vocabilis glossarum bibliae''). In the period 1277–9, de la Mare composed a work on

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, the ''Correctorium'', or ''Reprehensorium''. In 1282, the Franciscan order adopted the 'Correctorium ', critical of Aquinas (of the

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), and it was prescribed to be read in conjunction with his works. The substance of the ''Correctorium'' was later printed (at Strasburg, 1501; Cordova, 1701, and elsewhere) with the reply to it under the name of Ægidius Colonna. De la Mare argues that, as the "principium individuationis" is, according to the Thomists, matter, and not form, individuality, according to them, ceases to exist as soon as the soul leaves the body; in other words, the Dominican school supported the Averroistic heresy of the

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. De la Mare also wrote in favour of a strict observance of the rule of St. Francis. Among his extant works are: ''Quæstiones de Natura Virtutis'', Burney MS. Brit. Library, 358; and ''Commentaries on the first three books of the Sentences'', manuscripts of which are in the

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, formerly in the Franciscan library of Santa Croce.

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* ;Attribution De La Mare, William De La Mare, William De La Mare, William 13th-century English writers De La Mare, William Year of birth unknown English philosophers 13th-century Latin writers 13th-century philosophers {{UK-theologian-stub