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The German Lutheran philosopher and theologian Christoph Scheibler is considered to be “the Protestant Suárez.” Among his main works are the collected logical works Opus logicum (1620) and his Opus metaphysicum (1617), one of the most comprehensive writings on metaphysics in Protestantism. He was well known for his recourse to the entire philosophical tradition, which encompassed not only the Aristotelian but also the Platonic tradition. Although Scheibler did not found his own school, he paved the way for an international reception of the Lutheran school of philosophy through the publication of his works in Switzerland and England.
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Salatowsky, S. (2015). Scheibler, Christoph. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_333-1
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