In the history of thought, Francesco Algarotti is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Francesco Algarotti as Italian philosopher (1712-1764).
Francesco Algarotti was born at Venice in 1712. His recorded nationality is Italy. He studied at Sapienza University of Rome and University of Bologna.
Enlightenment argument moved philosophy into public life: it was now about government, rights and religion as much as metaphysics.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy.
The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
That the work was done from Italy matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Francesco Algarotti died in 1764, aged 52. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Fields: philosophy
