Tommaso Campanella
Italian philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet (1568-1639)
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Tommaso Campanella was an Italian philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet who lived from 1568 to 1639. He represents an important intellectual figure from the late Renaissance and early modern period who engaged with multiple fields of knowledge during a transformative time in European thought.
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- 1568
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- 1639
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- Apologia pro Galileo, Mathematico Florentino
- Günes Ülkesi
- The Sonnets of Michael Angelo Buonarroti and Tommaso Campanella
- New Atlantis and the City of the Sun
- Defense of Galileo of Thomas Campanella
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Tommaso Campanella OP (Italian: [tomˈmazo kampaˈnɛlla]; 5 September 1568 – 21 May 1639), baptized Giovanni Domenico Campanella, was an Italian philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet. Born in Stignano (in the county of Stilo) in the province of Reggio di Calabria in southern Italy, Campanella was a child prodigy. Son of a poor and illiterate cobbler, he entered the Dominican Order before the age of fifteen, taking the name of fra' Tommaso in honour of Thomas Aquinas. He studied theology a
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Tommaso Campanella's house at Stignano Former Dominican convent at Placanica Tommaso Campanella ( Italian: [tomˈmaːzo kampaˈnɛlla]; 5 September 1568 – 21 May 1639), baptized Giovanni Domenico Campanella, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet.
Campanella was prosecuted by the Roman Inquisition for heresy in 1594 and was confined to house arrest for two years. Accused of conspiring against the Spanish rulers of Calabria in 1599, he was tortured and sent to prison, where he spent 27 years. He wrote his most significant works during this time, including The City of the Sun, a utopia describing an egalitarian theocratic society where property is held in common.
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