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Scutellius Tridentinus, Nicolaus

Born: 1490, Trent, Italy

Died: 1542, Trent, Italy

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Nicolaus Scutellius of Trent (1490–1542), an Augustinian friar and protégé of Giles of Viterbo (1469–1532), as well as a prominent Hellenist and translator of Greek Neoplatonic writings into Latin, is notable for his passionate participation in Renaissance controversies about Plato and Aristotle. In modern scholarly literature, the only discussion of the life and works of this almost unknown and rather marginal figure in the history of European thought are found in the studies of John Monfasani.

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  • Monfasani, John. 2005. Nicolaus Scutellius, O.S.A., as Pseudo-Pletho. The sixteenth-century treatise Pletho in Aristotelem and the scribe Michael Martinus Stella. Florence: Leo S. Olschki Editore.

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  1. Humanities Department, University of Eastern Piedmont “Amedeo Avogadro”, Vercelli, Italy

    Pier Davide Accendere

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  1. Dept. of Philosophy a. Cultural Heritage, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia Dept. of Philosophy a. Cultural Heritage, Venezia, Italy

    Marco Sgarbi

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  1. Finnish Center of Political Thought & Conceptual Change, JYVÄSKYLÄN YLIOPISTO, Finland

    Vasileios Syros

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Accendere, P.D. (2018). Scutellius Tridentinus, Nicolaus. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_832-1

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