Rodolphus Agricola belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Rodolphus Agricola as Dutch humanist (1443-1485).
Rodolphus Agricola was born at Baflo in 1444. His recorded nationality is Habsburg Netherlands. He studied at Old University of Leuven.
Recovered classical texts and the printing press reopened questions that had been treated as settled for centuries.
His academic posts were held at Heidelberg University.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
That the work was done from Habsburg Netherlands matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Rodolphus Agricola died in 1485, aged 41. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at Heidelberg University
- Fields: philosophy
