Paolo Nicoletti Veneto | |
|---|---|
 Paul of Venice | |
| Born | c. 1369 |
| Died | 15 June 1429(1429-06-15) (aged 59–60) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | |
| Education | |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Medieval philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | |
| Notable students | Paolo da Pergola,Gaetano da Thiene |
| Main interests | Metaphysics,logic,ontology,epistemology |
Paul of VeniceOSA (orPaulus Venetus; 1369–1429) was aCatholicphilosopher,theologian,logician andmetaphysician of theOrder of Saint Augustine.
Paul was born, according to the chroniclers of his order, atUdine, about 1369 and died atVenice on 15 June 1429,[1] asPaolo Nicoletti.[2] He joined theAugustinian Order at the age of 14, at the convent ofSanto Stefano in Venice. In 1390 he is said to have been sent toOxford for his studies in theology, but returned to Italy, and finished his course at theUniversity of Padua, becoming a Doctor of Arts and Theology in 1405. He lectured in the Universities of Padua,Siena,Perugia, andBologna during the first quarter of the fifteenth century.[3] He was also a teacher toPaolo da Pergola.[4]
Paul was also appointed Prior General of the Augustinian Order in 1409 byPope Gregory XII, and also served as an ambassador to the Republic of Venice. Paul was one of the theologians called toRome in 1427 byPope Martin V to defend the orthodoxy ofSt. Bernardino of Siena, occasioned by Bernardino's use of inscriptions of the name of Jesus in worship. In 1429, Paul died in Padua, while he was completing his commentary onAristotle'sDe Anima.[3]
Paul's philosophy has been categorised within therealist tradition of medieval thought.[5] Following on fromJohn Wycliffe and the subsequent Oxonians who followed him, Paul further developed this new brand of realism, and further renewedWalter Burley’s opposition tonominalism. Paul's metaphysical theses are rooted fundamentally inScotist thought.Duns Scotus maintained the doctrine of theunivocity of being and the existence of the universal forms of objects outside of the person's mind. He also maintained Scotus' notion of the real identity and the formal distinction betweenessence andbeing, alongside the notion of "thisness" as the principle of individuation.[6] Paul was also simultaneously influenced by other thinkers of theScholastic period, including theDominican thinkersAlbert the Great andThomas Aquinas, and his fellow Augustinian,Giles of Rome. Paul also critically engaged with the works and doctrines of fourteenth-century nominalists such asWilliam Ockham,John Buridan, andMarsilius of Inghen, and sometimes gauged these thinkers' theses against each other to undermine their positions.[7]
His writings show a wide knowledge and interest in thescientific problems of his time.
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Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Paulus Venetus".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.