Jakub of Gostynin
Jakub of Gostynin | |
|---|---|
Jakub z Gostynina | |
| Born | c. 1454 |
| Died | (1506年02月16日)16 February 1506 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | University of Kraków |
| Occupation(s) | Philosopher, theologian |
| Movement | Thomism |
Jakub of Gostynin (Polish: Jakub z Gostynina; c. 1454 – 16 February 1506) was a Polish philosopher and theologian of the late 15th century, and Rector of the University of Kraków in 1503–1504.[1]
Life
[edit ]Jakub of Gostynin was one of the chief adherents of the Cologne-style Thomism, a philosophical school that upheld the legacy of work and thought of Thomas Aquinas.[2] Jakub's main work, entitled "Theoremata seu propositiones Auctoris Causarum",[3] was a commentary to Liber de Causis attributed to the Greek philosopher Aristotle. He also wrote a commentary to Metaphysics by Aristotle entitled: "Expositiosuper I–XII libros „Metaphysicae" Aristotelis" as well as to his Physics .[4] He contributed to commentaries by Paul of Venice (Paweł z Wenecji) to On the Soul (or "De Anima") by Aristotle and the theological works of Jan Versor. Jakub of Gostynin is also the author of commentaries on the Gospel of John . He donated his extensive library of manuscripts of philosophy, theology and language to the University of Kraków, the city where he died.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Past Rectors of the Jagiellonian University of Kraków Archived 2009年07月10日 at the Wayback Machine Brief history at JU official website.
- ^ Władysław Tatarkiewicz, Zarys dziejów filozofii w Polsce (A Brief History of Philosophy in Poland), [in the series:] Historia nauki polskiej w monografiach (History of Polish Learning in Monographs), [volume] XXXII, Kraków, Polska Akademia Umiejętności (Polish Academy of Learning), 1948. This monograph draws from pertinent sections in earlier editions of the author's Historia filozofii (History of Philosophy), pp. 6–7.
- ^ Jagiellonian Library catalogue number: Kr 1507; wyd. kryt. P. Góra, MHFS 11 (1969), 11–162 (frg. w: Filozofia i myśl społeczna XIII–XV wieku, Wwa 1978,462–476)
- ^ Jagiellonian Library catalogue: rps BJ 505 i 2010; Komentarz do „Fizyki". Wstęp, w: Filozofia i myśl społeczna [...], 445–461
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