Nicolaus Taurellus
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Nicolaus Taurellus (November 26, 1547 - September 28, 1606) was a German
philosopher and theologian
.
He was born in the County
of Mömpelgard, then part of the Duchy of Württemberg. With support from Duke Georg I. of Württemberg-Mömpelgard, he read theology at University of Tübingen
and medicine at the University of Basel
, where he lectured on physical science. He subsequently became professor of medicine at the University of Altdorf
. There he died in 1606 from the plague, despite treatment by Ernst Soner
.
He attacked the dominant Aristotelianism
of the time, and endeavoured to construct a philosophy which should harmonize faith and knowledge, and bridge over the chasm made by the first Renaissance writers who followed Pomponazzi. Scholasticism
he condemned on account of its unquestioning submission to Aristotle. Taurellus maintained the necessity of going back to Christianity itself, as at once the superstructure and the justification of philosophy.
His chief works were Philosophiae Triumphus (1573); Synopsis Melaphysicae Aristolelis (1596); De Rerum Aeternitate (1604); and a treatise written in criticism of Caesalpinus entitled Caesae Alpes (1597). See Schmid-Schwarzenburg
, Nicolaus Taurellus (1860 and 1864).
Germany
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philosopher and theologian
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
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He was born in the County
County
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of Mömpelgard, then part of the Duchy of Württemberg. With support from Duke Georg I. of Württemberg-Mömpelgard, he read theology at University of Tübingen
Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen is a public university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of Germany's oldest universities, internationally noted in medicine, natural sciences and the humanities. In the area of German Studies it has been ranked first among...
and medicine at the University of Basel
University of Basel
The University of Basel is located in Basel, Switzerland, and is considered to be one of leading universities in the country...
, where he lectured on physical science. He subsequently became professor of medicine at the University of Altdorf
University of Altdorf
The University of Altdorf was a university in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, a small town outside Nuremberg. It was founded in the late 16th century, received university privileges in 1622 and was closed in 1809 by Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria....
. There he died in 1606 from the plague, despite treatment by Ernst Soner
Ernst Soner
Ernst Soner was a German doctor and herbalist.-Life:Son of a businessman, he studied medicine at Altdorf University from 1589 to 1592 with Nicolaus Taurellus and Philipp Scherbe ....
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He attacked the dominant Aristotelianism
Aristotelianism
Aristotelianism is a tradition of philosophy that takes its defining inspiration from the work of Aristotle. The works of Aristotle were initially defended by the members of the Peripatetic school, and, later on, by the Neoplatonists, who produced many commentaries on Aristotle's writings...
of the time, and endeavoured to construct a philosophy which should harmonize faith and knowledge, and bridge over the chasm made by the first Renaissance writers who followed Pomponazzi. Scholasticism
Scholasticism
Scholasticism is a method of critical thought which dominated teaching by the academics of medieval universities in Europe from about 1100–1500, and a program of employing that method in articulating and defending orthodoxy in an increasingly pluralistic context...
he condemned on account of its unquestioning submission to Aristotle. Taurellus maintained the necessity of going back to Christianity itself, as at once the superstructure and the justification of philosophy.
His chief works were Philosophiae Triumphus (1573); Synopsis Melaphysicae Aristolelis (1596); De Rerum Aeternitate (1604); and a treatise written in criticism of Caesalpinus entitled Caesae Alpes (1597). See Schmid-Schwarzenburg
Franz Xaver Schmid
Franz Xaver Schmid; name sometimes given as Franz Xaver Schmid-Schwarzenberg was an Austrian-German educator and philosopher who was born in Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald....
, Nicolaus Taurellus (1860 and 1864).
Work
- Theses Philosophicae, De Ortu Rationalis Animae. Nürnberg: Kauffmann, 1596. at Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel
- Philosophiae triumphus seu metaphysica philosophandi methodus. Basel 1573.
- Medicae praedictionis methodus. Frankfurt, 1581.
- Carmina Funebria, Quae Magnorum Aliquot, Clarorumque virorum felici memoriae dicavit. Nürnberg: Lochner, 1602. at Universität Mannheim
- Emblemata Physico-Ethica, Hoc Est: naturae morum moderatricis picta præcepta. Nürnberg: Halbmayer, 1617. Mikrofiche-Ausgabe Zug: IDC, 1981.
- Tavrellvs Defensvs : H. E. Iac. Wilh. Feverlini ... Dissertatio Apologetica Pro Nic. Tavrello ... Atheismi Et Deismi Iniuste Accusato. Nürnberg: Schmid, 1734. CD-ROMCD-ROMA CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
-Ausgabe, Mannheim: Univ.-Bibl., 2007 (Zusammen mit Jakob Wilhelm Feuerlein).
External links
- Literatur von und über Nicolaus Taurellus im Katalog des SWB, Südwestdeutscher Bibliotheksverbund