Papers by Daniel Antonio Di Liscia
Traditio, 2022
This paper provides an up-to-date inventory of the works of Nicole Oresme (ca. 1320-1382). For ea... more This paper provides an up-to-date inventory of the works of Nicole Oresme (ca. 1320-1382). For each text, we present the incipit and the explicit, its (approximate) date, the list of manuscripts, and, whenever possible, editions and translations. We also Daniel A. Di Liscia is grateful to the DGF for funding his project (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Projektnummer 282682744). Aurora Panzica wishes to thank the Swiss National Foundation for Scientific Research (Project number P500PH_206632/1) for its financial support. In the course of our research we have contacted a series of libraries and colleagues who have kindly helped us to access bibliographic details or to verify our own information.
Revista Española de Filosofía Medieval
The following paper investigates the concept of motion in Jacques Legrand, a hitherto little-stud... more The following paper investigates the concept of motion in Jacques Legrand, a hitherto little-studied author of the early fifteenth century. Legrand, an important member of the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine, wrote a philosophical Compendium for the students of his Order. This contribution first attempts to provide a contextualization of Legrand’s treatment of motion within this work. Legrand’s contribution to philosophical encyclopedism is here discussed. Secondly, it reviews the most important theories on the nature of movement in the Middle Ages. Thirdly, it offers a detailed analysis of Legrand’s arguments in support of the nominalist view that it is unnecessary (if not wrong) to consider the local motion as a fluxus added to the moveable body. The article suggests that Legrand’s generalized nominalist position may be connected with certain lines to be followed within his own Order or even with the anti-realist ideology of the conciliarists philosopher, like Pierre D’Ailly a...
The Questions on The Metaphysics attributed to Johannes Rucherart de Wesalia (a Textual Analysis), 2018
Daniel a. Di liscia for his confrontation with the Roman church, and nicholas of amsterdam, whose... more Daniel a. Di liscia for his confrontation with the Roman church, and nicholas of amsterdam, whose work has received considerable attention in recent scholarship. Both philosophers were active at several German universities during the first half of the fifteenth century and commented on many aristotelian texts, including the Metaphysics. This paper emerged from an analysis of a manuscript (Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, F VIII 7) conveying a quaestiones commentary attributed to John of Wesel. after some basic information, a more detailed comparison shows, however, that this text runs essentially identical with one of nicholas' versions of his own commentary. Finally, a proposal of interpreting this fact considering the university standards of the time is included.
Actes du colloque qui s'est tenu a Tours, Centre d'etudes superieures de la Renaissance, ... more Actes du colloque qui s'est tenu a Tours, Centre d'etudes superieures de la Renaissance, 16 et 17 novembre 2017. Blaise de Parme (ca. 1350 - 1416) a enseigne toute sa vie dans les plus grandes universites italiennes, a Padoue, Pavie et Florence, et ses ouvrages philosophiques ont joui d’une grande reputation jusqu’au cœur de la Renaissance. Aujourd’hui, il est surtout connu par le sobriquet qu’un scribe du XVe siecle lui a donne dans un manuscrit : doctor diabolicus. Depuis lors, les historiens de la philosophie n’ont eu de cesse de traquer dans ses œuvres – la plupart inedites – les indices de son heterodoxie. Materialiste, athee, relativiste, hedoniste… on ne compte plus les epithetes attachees a son nom. Le present volume propose de faire le point sur la philosophie de Blaise de Parme en se concentrant sur les domaines dans lesquels il a defendu les theses les plus marquantes : la physique, la psychologie et l’ethique. On trouvera aussi des eclaircissements sur les mathem...
Revista Española de Filosofía Medieval, Nov 24, 2017
* I would like to thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for its generous support which made p... more * I would like to thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for its generous support which made possible this and further publications of my project «Die Geometrisierung der Metaphysik im Spätmittelalter: Jacobus de Neapoli und die Tradition De perfectione specierum». In addition, I am very grateful for both of the referees' remarks which have greatly helped to improve the quality of this contribution.
Mediaevalia Textos e estudos
La «latitud de las formas» y la geometrización de la ciencia del movimiento 1 The «latitude of fo... more La «latitud de las formas» y la geometrización de la ciencia del movimiento 1 The «latitude of forms» and the Geometrisation of the Science of Motion Abstract During the first decades of the 14th century a new approach arose in Oxford, above all at Merton College, concerning the main topics of natural philosophy. Especially by analysing problems related to the concept of motion, Bradwardine, his associates and followers, the so-called calculatores, emphasised the role of mathematics. Their focus on questions connected to motion was preserved during the next generations; however, an internal change took place. Oresme and other authors proposed instead to resort to geometry by treating the problems posed by many of the first calculators on the background logic and philosophy of language. This was the line of development which enabled the emergence of a new «middle science», the scientia de latitudinibus formarum. In this paper, I shall describe some of the main steps toward this new discipline. Several hitherto unknown sources are mentioned. The Appendices include translations of two different version of the so-called mean degree theorem, one from the Probationes conclusionum attributed to Heytesbury, and the other from Oresme's De configurationibus.
Scientiae Studia, 2016
Prantl (1820-1888) alcanzó rápidamente reconocimiento internacional como historiador de la lógica... more Prantl (1820-1888) alcanzó rápidamente reconocimiento internacional como historiador de la lógica. No obstante, esta obra no fue el único resultado en su tan prolífica actividad como investigador, docente y organizador de la ciencia. Prantl produjo una variedad de obras en lógica filosófica, historia, filosofía e historia de la filosofía. Además, fue un traductor sobresaliente de obras clásicas. En algunas de estas obras, abordó temas actuales de la filosofía de la ciencia y de su historia. En este sentido resulta especialmente notable su conferencia ofrecida ante la Academia Bávara de las Ciencias bajo el título "Galileo y Kepler como lógicos", en la cual analizaba los conceptos epistemológicos más importantes subyacentes a la física de Galileo y la astronomía de Kepler. El objetivo principal de esta introducción es hacer accesible al lector de lengua española este texto mediante una traducción anotada, incluyendo una introducción a la vida y obra de Prantl. Así, su valioso trabajo de investigación puede ser apreciado en toda su dimensión. Con el fin de que el texto de Prantl resulte útil para la investigación actual, hemos puesto al día la información acerca de Galileo y Kepler. Finalmente, el lector apreciará la significación que tuvo el enfoque de Prantl para el futuro, es decir, para los estudios actuales de historia y filosofía de la ciencia. Palabras-clave • Prantl. Galileo. Kepler. Investigación científica. Método científico. Lógica. Historia de la lógica. Revoluciones científicas. Filosofía alemana.
Traditio, 2001
In seinem ca. 1412 verfaßten Katalog verzeichnete Amplonius Rattinck von Beck eine Handschrift, d... more In seinem ca. 1412 verfaßten Katalog verzeichnete Amplonius Rattinck von Beck eine Handschrift, die — seinen Angaben nach — wichtige Texte des 13. und insbesondere des 14. Jahrhunderts enthielt: De loqca, 7: Item [1] quedam porcio 4. libri sententiarum [2] cum certis erroribus Parisius condempnatis; deinde sequitur [3] loyca Alberti valde bona, quasi toti loyce correspondens; [4] bonum principium et solempne circa libros legum; [5] subtilia sophismata Clymitonis; [6] commenta Alberti Magni super libro sex principiorum bona valde; [7] liber Bracwerdin de proportionibus valde subtilis; [8] sophismata Clenconis optima; [9] egregius et latus tractatus Nycolay Orem de proportione proportionum subtilis; [10] tractatus eiusdem Orem de latitudinibus formarum, [11] tractatus eiusdem Orem de terminis confundentibus.
Patristica Et Mediaevalia, 2007
The main purpose of this paper is to present some new materials related to the development of the... more The main purpose of this paper is to present some new materials related to the development of the so called calculatores-tradition at the end of the 14 th century in Paris. It is well known that this tradition emerged at the Merton College in Oxford about 70 years before and proposed a new approach to natural philosophy or "physics" consisting in the generalized use of mathematical and "half-mathematical" methods of analyzing and discussing questions concerned with motions and qualities. The manuscript. Lat. 522 of the Arsenal Library was entirely copied by a man called "Johannes Monachus", who can possibly be associated with the famous philosopher and theologian Pierre D'Ailly. Besides other significant works, Johannes Monachus copied the tracts De configurationibus (by Nicole Oresme) and De latitudinibus formarum (by Jacobus de Sancto Martino). At the end of this last work he decided to complete the "latitude of forms" with "some further things" (cum quibusdam aliis), a short text which most probably he himself compiled using the Regulae by Heytesbury and other similar sources and to which the title Excerpta de uniformitate et difformitate may be given. The following paper gives a transcription of this short text, expounds its content and discusses its significance in the context of the tradition of the late calculators. In addition, a full description of the manuscript is given.
Isis, 2010
This book is a major contribution to the history of science in the late Renaissance. Thematically... more This book is a major contribution to the history of science in the late Renaissance. Thematically, it focuses on cosmology, but because of the importance of the sources here researched and their excellent treatment, it is highly recommended to anyone interested in this key period in the history of ideas. Cosmological theories and disputes belong to the core of the history of philosophy and science in the late Renaissance, particularly in the period from the second half of the sixteenth century—Copernicus’s De revolutionibus appeared in 1543—through the first decade of the seventeenth century—which saw the publication of Kepler’s Astronomia nova in 1609 and Galileo’s Sidereus nuncius in 1610. During this period of expansion and deepening of knowledge, astronomy was the scientific discipline that dominated the scene and provided the background for debates, polemics, quarrels, and, yes, intellectual “wars.” It is important to note that during this period not only were particular technical questions under discussion; in fact, the systema mundi itself was under revision. To a great extent, the “guerre” regarding the correct world system was motivated by the emergence of Copernicanism. While Rheticus’s Narratio prima (1540) gave a first (but incomplete) presentation of the new system, the publication of De revolutionibus three years later hardly escaped misunderstanding and polemics; the furor began, of course, with the foreword by Andreas Osiander (then anonymously published), and the so-called Wittenberg interpretation of Copernicus shortly ensued. Combining philosophical issues from both the Platonic and the Aristotelian tradition, Johannes Kepler first succeeded in
La conclusio pulchra, mirabilis et bona: una ingeniosa demostración atribuible a Nicole Oresme 1 ... more La conclusio pulchra, mirabilis et bona: una ingeniosa demostración atribuible a Nicole Oresme 1 The conclusio pulchra, mirabilis et bona: an ingenious demonstration attributable to Nicole Oresme Abstract Hardly any other concept has occupied the minds of philosophers and scientists as much as the concept of infinity. Late medieval philosophy is not an exception. Especially within the context of the so-called calculatores tradition a new approach emerged which prioritised the analysis of physical, mathematical, and logical problems over the determination of the essence of infinity and its definition. From the fourteenth century onward, it was not unusual in this context to discuss in detail some special cases of motion which included an augmentation in infinitum of the "degrees of velocity".
During the first decades of the 14th century a new approach arose in Oxford, above all at Merton ... more During the first decades of the 14th century a new approach arose in Oxford, above all at Merton College, concerning the main topics of natural philosophy. Especially by analysing problems related to the concept of motion, Bradwardine, his associates and followers, the so-called calculatores, emphasised the role of mathematics. Their focus on questions connected to motion was preserved during the next generations; however, an internal change took place. Oresme and other authors proposed instead to resort to geometry by treating the problems posed by many of the first calculators on the background logic and philosophy of language. This was the line of development which enabled the emergence of a new «middle science», the scientia de latitudinibus formarum. In this paper, I shall describe some of the main steps toward this new discipline. Several hitherto unknown sources are mentioned. The Appendices include translations of two different version of the so-called mean degree theorem, one from the Probationes conclusionum attributed to Heytesbury, and the other from Oresme's De configurationibus.
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J. Biard - A. Robert, Introduction. A. A. Robiglio, Le philosophe comme personnage littéraire: Blaise Pelacani de Parme dans le Paradiso degli Alberti – A. Robert, L’éthique de Blaise de Parme dans ses Questions sur la Physique – C. Grellard, Une histoire naturelle des religions: Blaise de Parme, les astres et les sectes – J. Biard, Rationalismes régionaux dans la philosophie médiévale tardive: le cas de Blaise de Parme – G. Federici Vescovini, Blaise de Parme et l’intelligibilité mathématique – D. A. Di Liscia, Biagio Pelacani da Parma’s Geometrisation of Latitudes and the Problems of the Mean Degree Theorem – S. Rommevaux-Tani, Les règles du mouvement dans la seconde rédaction des Questions sur la Physique de Blaise de Parme – M. Roques, Blaise de Parme et la quantité – N. Weill-Parot, Une position originale? Le contact entre le moteur et le mû dans les Quaestiones disputatae super octo libros Physicorum de Blaise de Parme – F. Seller, La détermination des positions des astres dans l’optique de Blaise de Parme – V. Sorge, Sens externes et sens internes chez Blaise de Parme – J. F. Silva, Blasius of Parma on the Activity of Sense. Bibliographie. Index des noms de personnes et d’oeuvres. Index des manuscrits.