CREATION, THE TRINITY AND "PRISCA THEOLOGIA" IN JULIUS CAESAR SCALIGER

While Julius Caesar Scaliger's (1484-1558) historical importance has been recognized, little attention has been paid to his defence of Aristotle against attacks by the Platonists. Embeds his philosophy within the Plato-Aristotle controversy of the Renaissance, with particular attention paid to the doctrines of Creation and the Trinity. Scaliger set out to reconcile Aristotle's philosophy with Christianity, a project which had been pursued by Aristotelians since the Middle Ages. Explores how this traditional issue was addressed in the new intellectual scene of the Renaissance, and considers a previously unnoticed dimension of Scaliger's Aristotelianism. (Quotes from original text)