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Additional information (e.g. institutions, itineraria): Studies: graduated from the Faculty of Theology of Vilnius university in 1752. Professional activity: jesuit theologian and philosopher. Assistant of the professor of mathematics in Vilnius university during 1754-1756, professor of mathematics during 1756-1757. Professor of philosophy in Kražiai (1757-1758), Polock (1758-1760), Vilnius (1765-1769). Worked in the administrative sphere of various schools and universities. Seeked to combine modern ideas with the scholastic philosophy, was interested in the achievements of modern science.
Language(s) of text: Latin
Coverage: 18th century
Subject: Description of the achievements of the modern scientists and philosophers. All the natural science is divided into cosmology, uranology, stechiology, meteorology, geology, hydrology, fitology, zoology and anthropology. A great attention is paid to the exposition of Newtonian physics, new terminology is used when discussing modern science. Philosophical questions are also mentioned, with references to Descartes, Gasendi, Locke and Berkeley (who is harshly criticised for his idealist views). Very often scholastic peripatetic philosophy is presented as superior to the modern natural philosophy.
Contact person: Živilė Pabijutaitė
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Pages to: 467
Date: 1760
Library: VUB
Title/incipit: Placita recentiorum philosophorum. Explanata nec non phaenomenis physicis, demonstrationibus mathematicis, resolutionibus problematum, observationibus, ac experientis, adornata sub auspiciis perillustris magnifici domini Joannis Szadurski, dapiferi Livoniae, Judiciorum castrensium vice-praefecti, ac in judiciis regiis assesorialibus assesoris A P. Benedicto Dobsewicz societatis Jesu AA. LL. et philosophiae doctore, ejusdemque ac matheseos professore. Novogrodeci anno 1760. Divided into parts: Dedicatio. Ex logica. Ex metaphysica. Ontologia. Aetiologia. Psychologia. Theoogia naturalis. Ex physica. Physica generalis. Physica particularis.Placita recentiorum philosophorum. Explanata nec non phaenomenis physicis, demonstrationibus mathematicis, resolutionibus problematum, observationibus, ac experientis, adornata sub auspiciis perillustris magnifici domini Joannis Szadurski, dapiferi Livoniae, Judiciorum castrensium vice-praefecti, ac in judiciis regiis assesorialibus assesoris A P. Benedicto Dobsewicz societatis Jesu AA. LL. et philosophiae doctore, ejusdemque ac matheseos professore. Novogrodeci anno 1760. Divided into parts: Dedicatio. Ex logica. Ex metaphysica. Ontologia. Aetiologia. Psychologia. Theoogia naturalis. Ex physica. Physica generalis. Physica particularis.Placita recentiorum philosophorum. Explanata nec non phaenomenis physicis, demonstrationibus mathematicis, resolutionibus problematum, observationibus, ac experientis, adornata sub auspiciis perillustris magnifici domini Joannis Szadurski, dapiferi Livoniae, Judiciorum castrensium vice-praefecti, ac in judiciis regiis assesorialibus assesoris A P. Benedicto Dobsewicz societatis Jesu AA. LL. et philosophiae doctore, ejusdemque ac matheseos professore. Novogrodeci anno 1760. Divided into parts: Dedicatio. Ex logica. Ex metaphysica. Ontologia. Aetiologia. Psychologia. Theoogia naturalis. Ex physica. Physica generalis. Physica particularis.Placita recentiorum philosophorum. Explanata nec non phaenomenis physicis, demonstrationibus mathematicis, resolutionibus problematum, observationibus, ac experientis, adornata sub auspiciis perillustris magnifici domini Joannis Szadurski, dapiferi Livoniae, Judiciorum castrensium vice-praefecti, ac in judiciis regiis assesorialibus assesoris A P. Benedicto Dobsewicz societatis Jesu AA. LL. et philosophiae doctore, ejusdemque ac matheseos professore. Novogrodeci anno 1760. Divided into parts: Dedicatio. Ex logica. Ex metaphysica. Ontologia. Aetiologia. Psychologia. Theoogia naturalis. Ex physica. Physica generalis. Physica particularis.Placita recentiorum philosophorum. Explanata nec non phaenomenis physicis, demonstrationibus mathematicis, resolutionibus problematum, observationibus, ac experientis, adornata sub auspiciis perillustris magnifici domini Joannis Szadurski, dapiferi Livoniae, Judiciorum castrensium vice-praefecti, ac in judiciis regiis assesorialibus assesoris A P. Benedicto Dobsewicz societatis Jesu AA. LL. et philosophiae doctore, ejusdemque ac matheseos professore. Novogrodeci anno 1760. Divided into parts: Dedicatio. Ex logica. Ex metaphysica. Ontologia. Aetiologia. Psychologia. Theoogia naturalis. Ex physica. Physica generalis. Physica particularis.
Lived from: 1722.III.12
Lived to: Unknown
Relevance for project (low 1 - 5 high): 4
Copyright/legal status: To be checked
Signature: IV - 20870
Physical description: Printed edition
Place: IV - 20870
If book: printing house(s): Vilnae, Typis S.R.M. Academicis Soc. Jesu.
Creator(s): Dobsewicz Benedictus

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