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Paolo Rossi Monti

パオロ・ロッシ・モンティ

Paolo Rossi Monti

Aliases: パオロ・ロッシ / Paolo Rossi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1923-12-30 (Urbino, Italy)
Died
2012-01-14 (Florence, Italy) age 88
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Urbino → Ancona → Bologna → Città di Castello → Milan → Cagliari → Florence

Career

Occupations
philosopher, university professor, historian of science
Active Years
1942-1999
Affiliations
University of Florence, University of Milan, University of Cagliari, University of Bologna
Influenced By
Eugenio Garin, Antonio Banfi
Influenced
Alessandro Pagnini

Education

University of Bologna
Philosophy
Period: 1942年入学
Country: Italy
Enrolled in philosophy in 1942
University of Florence
Faculty of Letters / History of Philosophy
Degree: PhD
Period: 1946-1947
Year of Graduation: 1946
Country: Italy
Graduated under Eugenio Garin, obtained specialization diploma in 1947

Awards

Balzan Prize
2009
Category: 科学史
Organization: Fondazione Internazionale Premio Balzan
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Clavis Universalis

1960 History of Science

Ars memoriae and combinatorial logic from Lull to Leibniz

Art of memoryCombinatorial logicScientific revolution
Translations
  • German translation available

Bibliography

  • Giacomo Aconcio (1952)
  • Francesco Bacone. Dalla magia alla scienza (1957)
  • Clavis Universalis (1960)
  • I filosofi e le macchine 1400–1700 (1962)
  • I segni del tempo
  • Le sterminate antichità (1969)
  • Aspetti della rivoluzione scientifica (1971)
  • La rivoluzione scientifica (1973)
  • La nuova ragione (1981)

Translations of Works

  • Die Geburt der modernen Wissenschaft in Europa (German, 1997)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ScholarlyAnalyticalHistorical narrative
Recurring Motifs
Scientific revolutionHumanism and scienceMemory and knowledge

Legacy

Renowned Italian philosopher and historian of science, particularly for works on ars memoriae and the scientific revolution. Recipient of the Balzan Prize.

Trivia

  • In 1962, adopted by his maternal aunt Elena Monti, changing his surname to Rossi Monti, but continued using Rossi in academic publications.
  • His son Mario Rossi Monti is a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Urbino.