Pietro Pomponazzi

Pietro Pomponazzi
Born(1462-09-16)16 September 1462
Mantua, Margravate of Mantua
Died18 May 1525(1525-05-18) (aged 62)
Bologna, Papal States
Education
Alma materUniversity of Padua
Academic advisorNicoletto Vernia
Philosophical work
EraRenaissance
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAristotelianism
Institutions
Notable studentsGaspare Contarini, Andrea Mocenigo, Domenico Grimani, Marcantonio Zimara, Lazzaro Bonamico, Paolo Giovio
Main interestsPhilosophy of mind, Natural philosophy, Ethics, Aristotelianism
Notable works
  • Tractatus de immortalitate animae (Treatise on the Immortality of the Soul)
  • De naturalium effectuum causis sive de incantationibus (On the Causes of Marvelous Natural Effects or On Incantations)
Notable ideasMortalist interpretation of the soul, naturalism, separation of philosophy and theology

Pietro Pomponazzi (16 September 1462 – 18 May 1525) was an Italian philosopher. He is sometimes known by his Latin name, Petrus Pomponatius.

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