Original scientific paper
Rerum universitas in the Philosophy of Frane Petrić and Torquato Tasso: Little Similarity Between the Infinite and Indefinite
Andrea Pagani
; Ferrara
Abstract
Petrić’s and Tasso's views concerning poetry, philosophy, politics, history, and the rerum universitas diverge in many respects. For instance, in Tasso's interpretations of Aristotle's, Fracastoro's, and other authors' philosophical and scientific writings, there is a universe in which the »many-ness« is subjected to the »one-ness«, and order and hierarchy are sacrificed to »diversity«. Petrić, on the other hand, preserves the »oneness« principle without rejecting the multitude, infinity and the totality of worlds, combining them in a harmony of joint »sympathy«. The paper nevertheless shows that there is a small, yet enduring similarity between Petrić and Tasso.
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81808
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Publication date:
1.12.1997.
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