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Gregorio Bressani

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Discorsi sopra le obbiezioni fatte dal Galileo alla dottrina di Aristotile (1760)

Gregorio Bressani (3 February 1703 – 12 January 1771) was an Italian philosopher.[1]

Il modo del filosofare introdotto dal Galilei (1753)

Life

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Bressani was born in Treviso. At the age of 16, he entered the seminary of Ceneda, and became a priest. He graduated from the University of Padua studying literature and philosophy. He was a dear friend of Francesco Algarotti although they had very different opinions. Bressani opposed Galilei and Newton theories in favor of a more scholastic approach. He died in Padua.[2]

Works

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  • Il modo del filosofare introdotto dal Galilei, ragguagliato al saggio di Platone e di Aristotile (in Italian). Padua: Tipografia del Seminario. 1753.
  • Discorsi sopra le obbiezioni fatte dal Galileo alla dottrina di Aristotile (in Italian). Padua: Angelo Comino. 1760.

References

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  1. ^ "Bressani, Gregorio (1703-1771) in CERL Thesaurus".
  2. ^ Bressani, Gregorio. Vol. 14. Treccani. 1972. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)