Cesare Cremonini (philosopher)
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| Born | 22 December 1550 Cento, Papal States (now Province of Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) |
| Died | 19 July 1631 Padua, Republic of Venice (nowProvince of Padua, Veneto, Italy) |
| Era | Early Modern philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Aristotelianism, Averroism, Scholasticism |
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Metaphysics (esp. nature of the human soul), Astronomy, Medicine |
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Mortality of the soul, Separation of reason and faith |
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Cesare Cremonini, sometimes Cesare Cremonino (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtʃeːzare kremoˈniːni]; 22 December 1550 – 19 July 1631) was an Italian professor of natural philosophy, working rationalism (against revelation) and Aristotelian materialism (against the dualist immortality of the soul) inside scholasticism. His Latinized name was Cæsar Cremoninus. or Cæsar Cremonius.
Considered one of the greatest philosophers in his time, patronized by Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, corresponding with kings and princes who had his portrait, paid twice the salary of Galileo Galilei, he is now more remembered as an infamous side actor of the Galileo affair, being one of the two scholars who refused to look through Galileo's telescope.
Cesare Cremonini was born in Cento in the then Papal States. He was a professor of natural philosophy for about 60 years:
He taught the doctrines of Aristotle, especially as interpreted by Alexander of Aphrodisias and Averroes.
He was so popular in his time that most kings and princes had his portrait and corresponded with him, sometimes consulting him about private and public affairs. At Padua, his salary was twice that of Galileo. He was especially popular among the French intellectuals who called him "le Cremonin" (the Cremonin); even a remote writer such as Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac mentioned him as "le grand Cremonin" (the great Cremonin) in his Lettres.
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