Gregorio Bressani (3 February 1703 – 12 January 1771) was an Italian philosopher.[1]

Discorsi sopra le obbiezioni fatte dal Galileo alla dottrina di Aristotile (1760)
Il modo del filosofare introdotto dal Galilei (1753)

Life edit

Bressani was born in Treviso. He graduated from the University of Padua studying literature and philosophy. He was a dear friend of Francesco Algarotti although they had very different opinions. Bressani opposed Galilei and Newton theories in favor of a more scholastic approach. He died in Padua.[2]

Works edit

  • Il modo del filosofare introdotto dal Galilei, ragguagliato al saggio di Platone e di Aristotile (in Italian). Padua: Tipografia del Seminario. 1753.
  • Discorsi sopra le obbiezioni fatte dal Galileo alla dottrina di Aristotile (in Italian). Padua: Angelo Comino. 1760.

References edit

  1. ^ "Bressani, Gregorio (1703-1771) in CERL Thesaurus".
  2. ^ Bressani, Gregorio. Vol. 14. Treccani. 1972. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)