The Renaissance is undoubtedly a crucial moment in the history of metaphysics. The reasons for this centrality are obviously numerous. Among them, however, two are particularly relevant. On the one hand, Renaissance authors are the first who tried to elaborate an overall synthesis of the medieval metaphysical tradition, and to organize in a systematic way a very complex and articulated matter. On the other hand, they had the merit of deeply renewing the interpretation of Aristotle’s Metaphysics and fixing the peculiarities that will characterize metaphysics throughout the following centuries. The tradition inaugurated by Aristotle’s Metaphysics, which had already spread widely during the Middle Ages, will never cease to exert a great fascination on the philosophers and theologians active between the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century. Particularly relevant, in this perspective, are the contributions of some members of the Franciscan, Dominican, and Jesuit order, among which stand out Antonio Trombetta, Giacomino Malafossa, Nicholas of Orvaux, Gabriele Zerbi, Dominic of Flanders, Paolo Barbo (Soncinas), Giovanni Cristostomo Javelli Benito Pereira, Pedro Fonseca, and Francisco Suárez. Renaissance metaphysics involves such a wide variety of themes and issues that it is impossible to make any exhaustive synthesis. Among the most frequently debated topics, the so-called quaestio de subiecto metaphysicae and the inquiry about the relationship between God, separate substances, and finite being are the most fundamental.

Metaphysics in the Renaissance

Francesco Marrone
2021-01-01

Abstract

The Renaissance is undoubtedly a crucial moment in the history of metaphysics. The reasons for this centrality are obviously numerous. Among them, however, two are particularly relevant. On the one hand, Renaissance authors are the first who tried to elaborate an overall synthesis of the medieval metaphysical tradition, and to organize in a systematic way a very complex and articulated matter. On the other hand, they had the merit of deeply renewing the interpretation of Aristotle’s Metaphysics and fixing the peculiarities that will characterize metaphysics throughout the following centuries. The tradition inaugurated by Aristotle’s Metaphysics, which had already spread widely during the Middle Ages, will never cease to exert a great fascination on the philosophers and theologians active between the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century. Particularly relevant, in this perspective, are the contributions of some members of the Franciscan, Dominican, and Jesuit order, among which stand out Antonio Trombetta, Giacomino Malafossa, Nicholas of Orvaux, Gabriele Zerbi, Dominic of Flanders, Paolo Barbo (Soncinas), Giovanni Cristostomo Javelli Benito Pereira, Pedro Fonseca, and Francisco Suárez. Renaissance metaphysics involves such a wide variety of themes and issues that it is impossible to make any exhaustive synthesis. Among the most frequently debated topics, the so-called quaestio de subiecto metaphysicae and the inquiry about the relationship between God, separate substances, and finite being are the most fundamental.
2021
978-3-319-02848-4
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