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PATRIZZI, FRANCESCO (FRANCISCUS PATRITIUS) (1529-1597)

This article appears in Volume V20, Page 935 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PAS-PER
PATRIZZI, FRANCESCO (FRANCISCUS PATRITIUS) (1529-1597) , Italian philosopher and scientist, was born at Clissa, in Dalmatia, and died in Rome. He gained the patronage of the
bishop
  of Cyprus, who brought him to Venice, where his abilities were immediately recognized by his appointment to the chair of philosophy at Ferrara. He was subsequently invited to Rome by Clement VIII. In spite of his almost incessant controversies with the Aristotelians, he found time to make a comprehensive study of contemporary science. He published in 15 books a treatise on the New Geometry (1587), and works on history,
rhetoric
  and the art of war. He studied ancient theories of music, and is said to have invented the thirteen-syllable verse known subsequently as versi martelliani. In his philosophy he was mainly concerned to defend Plato against the followers of
Aristotle
 .
His two
great
  works, Discussionum peripateticorum libri X V. (Basel, 1571), and Nova de universis philosophia (Basel, 1591), developed the view that, whereas
Aristotle
 's teaching was in direct opposition to Christianity, Plato, on the contrary, foreshadowed the Christian
revelation
  and prepared the way for its acceptance. In the earlier treatise he attacks the
life
  and
character
  of Aristotle, impugns the authenticity of almost all his works, and attempts to refute his doctrines from a theological standpoint. In the second and greater
work
  he goes back to the theories and methods of the Ionians and the pre-Socratics generally. His theory of the universe is that, from God there emanated Light which extends throughout space and is the explanation of all development. This Light is not corporeal and yet is the fundamental reality of things. From Light came Heat and Fluidity; these three together with Space make. up the elements out of which all things are constructed. This
cosmic
  theory is a curious combination of materialistic and abstract ideas; the influence of his master Telesio (q.v.), generally predominant,
is not strong enough to overcome his inherent disbelief in the adequacy of purely scientific explanation.


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