Brunetto Latini belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Brunetto Latini as Italian scholar and statesman, c. 1220–1294.
Brunetto Latini was born at Florence in 1220. His recorded nationality is Republic of Florence.
Thought in this period moved between the Islamic world, the Jewish communities and the Latin West, and the same texts were argued over in three traditions.
Among his principal works are Li livres dou Tresor, Tesoretto and Il Favolello. Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
That the work was done from Republic of Florence matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Brunetto Latini died in 1294, aged 74. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Notable work: Li livres dou Tresor
- Notable work: Tesoretto
- Notable work: Il Favolello
- Notable work: La rettorica
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