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Brucioli, Antonio

Born: 1498

Died: 1566

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Printer and writer, Antonio Brucioli never received a formal philosophical training but developed nonetheless one of the most remarkable editorial program of vernacular philosophy: he translated Cicero, Pliny, and most importantly Aristotle, and composed a series of dialogues, which recovered motifs from many ancient and modern philosophers. His philosophical achievements – in any case – have been usually shadowed by his reputation as a heretic and a political opponent of the Medici family. Raised in the context of the Orti Oricellari meetings in Florence, Brucioli spent the better part of his life in Venice.

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DEL Soldato, E. (2015). Brucioli, Antonio. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_89-1

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