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Zabarella, Jacopo

Born: 5 September 1533, Padua

Died: 15 October 1589, Padua

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Jacopo Zabarella (1553–1589) is considered one of the most acute and brilliant logicians of all time. He made an important contribution to the interpretation of Aristotle and developed original ideas especially in the field of logic and epistemology, opening up the pathway of early modern science.

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  1. Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy

    Marco Sgarbi

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  1. Dept. of Philosophy a. Cultural Heritage, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia Dept. of Philosophy a. Cultural Heritage, Venezia, Italy

    Marco Sgarbi

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  1. Department of Literary Studies, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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Sgarbi, M. (2021). Zabarella, Jacopo. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_440-1

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