‘The Pope and Prince of All the Metaphysicians’: Some Recent Works on Suárez
- Format:
- Book Review
- Year:
- 2013
- Journal Title:
- British Journal for the History of Philosophy
- Volume:
- 21
- Issue:
- 2
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- Abstract:
The pre-eminent philosopher from the Golden Age of Spain, Francisco Suárez (1548–1617), provides an excellent illustration of how a philosopher’s reputation can be subject to the vagaries of fortune. Suárez was already well regarded during his lifetime and his reputation flourished in the decades after his death. His many works were reprinted frequently all over Europe and Suárezian philosophy was taught at many of the continent’s schools. Most historians of early modern philosophy recognize that Suárez
was influential. Descartes and Leibniz mention him explicitly; putative traces of his thought are ubiquitous. But the real extent of his influence is
still invisible since the philosophical tradition that he most influenced – early modern scholasticism – is not well known.
- Reviewed Component:
- Author: Benjamin Hill and Henrik Lagerlund; Daniel Schwartz; Marco Sgarbi; John P. DoyleTitle: The Philosophy of Francisco Suárez / Interpreting Suárez: Critical Essays / Francisco Suárez and His Legacy: The Impact of Suárezian Metaphysics and Epistemology on Modern Philosophy / Collected Studies on Francisco Suárez, S.J. (1548–1617)
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- Page Range:
- 393–403
- ISSN:
- 0960-87881469-3526
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