Pedro da Fonseca (philosopher)
For the Portuguese cardinal of the same name, see Pedro da Fonseca (cardinal).
Pedro da Fonseca (Proença a Nova, 1528 – Lisbon, 4 November 1599) was a Portuguese Jesuit philosopher and theologian. His work on logic and metaphysics made him known in his time as the Portuguese Aristotle; he projected the 'Cursus Conimbricenses' realized by Manuel Góis and others.
Works
- Institutionum Dialecticarum. Lisbon: 1564.
- Commentariorum in Libros Metaphysicorum Aristotelis. Rome: 1577.
- Isagoge Philosophica. Lisbon: 1591.
See also
External links
- Pedro da Fonseca’s Isagoge Philosophica and the Predicables from Boethius to the Lovanienses João Madeira
- The Birth of Ontology. A selection of Ontologists from 1560 to 1770
- Page on Instituto Camões (pt)
- Entry on Catholic Encyclopedia
- (French) Scholasticon, by Jacob Schmutz
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