Jakub Górski (c. 1525 – 1583) was a Polish
Renaissance
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philosopher.
Life
Jakub Górski was an early Polish representative of
Stoicism
Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that flourished in ancient Greece and Rome. The Stoics believed that the universe operated according to reason, ''i.e.'' by a God which is immersed in nature itself. Of all the schools of ancient ...
. He wrote a famous ''Dialectic'' (1563) and many works in grammar, rhetoric, theology and sociology. A professor at
Kraków University
The Jagiellonian University (, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the wor ...
, he was an erudite man whose ''Dialectic'' gives evidence of extensive acquaintance with new currents and authors, but he was more erudite than independent as a thinker. He tended to
eclecticism
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and sought to reconcile the Stoics with
Aristotle
Aristotle (; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosophy, Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, a ...
.
Władysław Tatarkiewicz
Władysław Tatarkiewicz (; 3 April 1886 – 4 April 1980) was a Polish philosopher, historian of philosophy, historian of art, esthetician, and ethicist.
Early life and education
Tatarkiewicz began his higher education at Warsaw University ...
, ''Historia filozofii'' (History of Philosophy), vol. 2: ''Filozofia nowożytna do roku 1830'' (Modern Philosophy to 1830), 8th ed., p. 37.
See also
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History of philosophy in Poland
The history of philosophy in Poland parallels the evolution of philosophy in Europe in general.
Overview
Polish philosophy drew upon the broader currents of European philosophy, and in turn contributed to their growth. Some of the most momentous ...
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List of Poles
This is a partial list of notable Polish people, Polish or Polish language, Polish-speaking or -writing people. People of partial Polish heritage have their respective ancestries credited.
Physics
*Miedziak Antal
* Czesław Białobrzesk ...
Notes
References
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Władysław Tatarkiewicz
Władysław Tatarkiewicz (; 3 April 1886 – 4 April 1980) was a Polish philosopher, historian of philosophy, historian of art, esthetician, and ethicist.
Early life and education
Tatarkiewicz began his higher education at Warsaw University ...
, ''Historia filozofii'' (History of Philosophy), vol. 2: ''Filozofia nowożytna do roku 1830'' (Modern Philosophy to 1830), 8th ed., Warsaw,
Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe
Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN (''Polish Scientific Publishers PWN''; until 1991 ''Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe'' - ''National Scientific Publishers PWN'', PWN) is a Polish book publisher, founded in 1951, when it split from the Wydawnictwa Szkolne i ...
, 1978.
External links
Works by Jakub Górskiin digital library
Polona
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Colle ...
Neo-Stoics
1525 births
1583 deaths
16th-century Polish philosophers
16th-century Polish male writers
People from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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