16th century in philosophy
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This is a timeline of philosophy in 16th century.
Events
- 1517 â Martin Luther hammers his Ninety-five Theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany, an event which would mark the start of the Protestant Reformation.[1]
- 1526 â In On the Causes of Natural Effects or On Incantations, Italian philosopher Pietro Pomponazzi argues that miracles produced by angels and demons can be instead explained by natural causes.[2]
- 1540 â The Society of Jesus is founded by Ignatius of Loyola and his six companions, which would play an important role in the second revival of scholasticism.[3][4]
- 1543 â Nicolaus Copernicus theorizes in De revolutionibus orbium coelestium that the earth revolves around the sun, challenging the Ptolemaic system.[5]
- 1563 â The Council of Trent holds their final session, reaffirming thomist scholasticism as central to the Catholic theology, prompting significant debate between Protestants and Catholics.[6]
Publications
- Adagia by Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
- Discourse on Voluntary Servitude by Ãtienne de La Boétie
- Disputationes Metaphysicae by Francisco Suárez[7]
- Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
- Dialoghi d'amore by Judah Leon Abrabanel[8]
- The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
- De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by Nicolaus Copernicus
- Tantrasamgraha by Nilakantha Somayaji
Births
- 1504 â Janardan Swami, Indian Hindu scholar, statesman, poet, and saint.
- 1508 â Gemma Frisius, Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker.
- 1511 â Tulsidas, Indian Hindu saint and poet.
- 1520 â Appayya Dikshita, Indian Hindu philosopher.
- 1527 â Raghuttama Tirtha, Indian philosopher, scholar, theologian, and saint.
- 1528 â Pedro da Fonseca, Portuguese Jesuit philosopher and theologian.
- 1530 â Jean Bodin, French jurist and political philosopher.
- 1530 â Ãtienne de La Boétie, French judge, writer, and philosopher.
- 1533 â Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher.
- 1534 â Guru Ram Das, Sikh guru.
- 1541 â Uddharan Dutta Thakur, Indian philosopher and saint.
- 1540 â MadhusÅ«dana SarasvatÄ«, Indian philosopher.
- 1544 â Dadu Dayal, Indian poet-saint religious reformer.
- 1548 â Francisco Suárez, Spanish priest, philosopher, and theologian.
- 1548 â Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, poet, alchemist, astronomer, cosmological theorist, and esotericist.
- 1550 â Mian Mir, Pakistani Sufi Muslim saint.
- 1560 â Sheikh Muhammad, Indian Muslim saint-poet.
- 1561 â Francis Bacon, English philosopher and statesman.
- 1563 â Guru Arjan, Sikh guru.
- 1564 â Ahmad Sirhindi, Indian Islamic scholar, Hanafi jurist, and member of the NaqshbandÄ« Sufi order.
- 1564 â Galileo Galilei, Italian polymath.
- 1571/72 â Mulla Sadra, Persian Twelver Shi'i Islamic mystic, philosopher, theologian, and âÄlim
- 1571 â Lakshmi Kumara Tatacharya, Indian Hindu saint and guru.
- 1574 â Robert Fludd, English Paracelsian physician.
- 1575 â Sabatino de Ursis, Italian Jesuit.
- 1575 â Jakob Böhme, German philosopher, Christian mystic, and Lutheran Protestant theologian.
- 1576 â Caspar Schoppe, German catholic controversialist and scholar.
- 1588 â Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher.
- 1588 â Marin Mersenne, French polymath.
- 1589 â John of St. Thomas, Portuguese Dominican friar, Thomist theologian, and professor of philosophy.
Deaths
- 1508 â Keian Genju, Japanese Buddhist priest and Confucian scholar.
- 1512 â Alessandro Achillini, Italian philosopher and physician.
- 1517 â Marcus Musurus, Greek scholar and philosopher.
- 1518 â Kabir, Indian mystic poet and sant.
- 1529 â Wang Yangming, Chinese philosopher and general
- 1530 â Judah Leon Abravanel, Portuguese-Jewish, philosopher, physician, and poet.
- 1530 â Vallabha, Indian Hindu saint and philosopher.
- 1534 â Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Indian saint.
- 1535 â Thomas More, English politician, author, and philosopher.
- 1536 â Erasmus of Rotterdam, Dutch Catholic priest, theologian, educationalist, satirist, and philosopher.
- 1539 â Vyasatirtha, Hindu philosopher, scholar, polemicist, commentator, and poet.
- 1540 â Juan Luis Vives, Spanish humanist and scholar.
- 1541 â Jahnava Devi, Indian Hindu philosopher and saint.
- 1541 â Wang Gen, Chinese Neo-Confucian philosopher.
- 1542 â Ghyath al-Din Mansur Dashtaki, Iranian Islamic philosopher.
- 1546 â Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish philosopher.
- 1547 â Raghunatha Siromani, Indian philosopher and logician.
- 1548 â Pedro Ciruelo, Spanish scholar.
- 1552 â Guru Angad, Indian Sikh guru.
- 1555 â Gemma Frisius, Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker.
- 1556 â Tullia d'Aragona, Italian poet, author, and philosopher.
- 1557 â Raghuvarya Tirtha, Indian Hindu philosopher, scholar, theologian and saint.
- 1558 â Juan de Celaya, Spanish scholar.
- 1560 â Melchor Cano, Spanish Scholastic theologian.
- 1563 â Ãtienne de La Boétie, French judge, writer, and philosopher.
- 1564 â Purandara Dasa, Indian composer, singer, Haridasa philosopher.
- 1564 â Rupa Goswami, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher.
- 1574 â Guru Amar Das, Indian Sikh guru.
- 1575 â Janardan Swami, Indian Hindu scholar, statesman, poet and saint.
- 1583 â Wang Ji, Chinese philosopher and writer.
- 1584 â Gerhard Dorn, Belgian philosopher, translator, alchemist, physician and bibliophile.
- 1588 â Luo Rufang, Chinese philosopher.
- 1588 â Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher and natural scientist.
- 1590 â Dirck Coornhert, Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician, theologian, and artist.
- 1593 â Appayya Dikshita, Hindu philosopher.
- 1595 â Raghuttama Tirtha, Indian philosopher, scholar, theologian and saint.
- 1597 â Franciscus Patricius, Italian philosopher.