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PETRIĆ TO BOŠKOVIĆ:
CHANGES IN THE NATURAL PHILOSOPHY
Ivica Martinović
President of the Programme Committee
of the Petrić to Bošković: Changes in the Natural Philosophy Symposium
Due to the fact that this year marks the 300th anniversary of
Bošković’s birth, this year’s symposium focuses on two philosophers
who were widely acclaimed in Europe thanks to their original philosophies
of nature: Frane Petrić (1529–1597) and Ruđer Bošković (1711–
1787).
The aim of the international “Petrić to Bošković” symposium within
the framework of the 20th Days of Frane Petrić is to serve as a forum
for research result presentation and contribution to a more detailed and
accurate analysis of both the role and significance of Petrić’s thought
within the context of the Renaissance, and Bošković’s philosophy within
the context of the 18th century. Accordingly, the following research topics
are appropriate:
0. the life, manuscripts and printed work of Frane Petrić and Ruđer
Bošković;
1. the features, import and reach of their original insights;
2. the sources of Petrić’s and Bošković’s thoughts;
3. comparative analyses of Petrić’s and Bošković’s ideas;
4. the reception of Petrić’s and Bošković’s work, both by their
contemporaries and the centuries ahead to date;
5. Petrić’s and Bošković’s contribution to diverse philosophical
disciplines and the philosophies of nature and science in particular;
6. Petrić’s and Bošković’s contribution to mathematics and the
natural sciences;
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