In the history of thought, Jacopo Stellini is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Jacopo Stellini as Italian abbot, writer and philosopher.
Jacopo Stellini was born at Cividale del Friuli in 1699.
This was the century in which philosophy separated itself from theology and began to ask what could be known with certainty.
His academic posts were held at University of Padua.
His principal work is De ortu et progressu morum. The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
Jacopo Stellini died in 1770, aged 71. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Notable work: De ortu et progressu morum
- Held posts at University of Padua
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