Philosopher

Hector Boece

Overview

Hector Boece (; also spelled Boyce or Boise; 1465–1536), known in Latin as Hector Boecius or Boethius, was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and the first Principal of King's College in Aberdeen, a predecessor of the University of Aberdeen.

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Philosophers who discussed Hector Boece

• John Major (philosopher)

Ideas Hector Boece discusses

• Erasmus
• Latin
• University of St Andrews
• Tacitus
• University of Aberdeen
• Renaissance humanism
• William Shakespeare
• University of Paris
• King's College, Aberdeen
• John Major (philosopher)

Place in the tradition

Part of Scottish philosophy.

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