Pedro de Fonseca

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Pedro de Fonseca

Portuguese philosopher

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Aristotelianism
From the Renaissance to the 18th century
…commentaries and of detailed interpretation; Pedro de Fonseca, the “Portuguese Aristotle,” in the 16th century and Sylvester Maurus, author of short but pithy commentaries on all of Aristotle’s works, in Rome in the 17th century are noteworthy examples. Insofar as the different Scholasticisms were living and interesting philosophical movements, however,…
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…commentaries and of detailed interpretation; Pedro de Fonseca, the “Portuguese Aristotle,” in the 16th century and Sylvester Maurus, author of short but pithy commentaries on all of Aristotle’s works, in Rome in the 17th century are noteworthy examples. Insofar as the different Scholasticisms were living and interesting philosophical movements, however,…
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