Azariah dei Rossi belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Azariah dei Rossi as Italian-Jewish physician and scholar (c.1511-1578).
Azariah dei Rossi was born at Mantua in 1513.
Recovered classical texts and the printing press reopened questions that had been treated as settled for centuries.
The recorded fields of work are jewish history.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
Azariah dei Rossi died in 1578, aged 65. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Fields: Jewish history
