Fonti umanistiche nel pensiero di Christian Francken
Humanist Sources of Christian Francken’s Thought
Author(s): Mario BiagioniSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Modern Age, Theology and Religion, 16th Century, 17th Century, History of Religion
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Radical Reformation; skepticism; Sextus Empiricus; Pomponazzi; Francken; unbelief
Summary/Abstract: The radical reformer Christian Francken (1552–1610?) was deeply influenced by Pietro Pomponazzi and, later, by Sextus Empiricus. Much less important was the influence of Neoplatonism. Pomponazzi’s works were the main sources in his early theological and philosophical writings from the Breve colloquium Iesuiticum (1579) to the Praecipuarum enumeratio causarum (1584). The influence of Sextus Empiricus became crucial from around 1587, when Francken began writing the Disputatio de incertitudine religionis Christianae, where he exhibited a sharp skeptical attitude that led him not far from unbelief.
Journal: Odrodzenie i Reformacja w Polsce
- Issue Year: 61/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 103-133
- Page Count: 31
- Language: Italian