Francisco Suárez

Francisco Suárez, SJ (5 January 1548 – 25 September 1617) was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and theologian, one of the leading figures of the School of Salamanca movement. His work is considered a turning point in the history of second scholasticism, marking the transition from its Renaissance to its Baroque phases. According to Christopher Shields and Daniel Schwartz, "figures as distinct from one another in place, time, and philosophical orientation as Leibniz, Grotius, Pufendorf, Schopenhauer and Heidegger, all found reason to cite him as a source of inspiration and influence."

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Francisco Suárez

Born5 January 1548
Died25 September 1617(1617-09-25) (aged 69)
Other namesDoctor Eximius
Alma materUniversity of Salamanca
EraEarly modern philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
  • Spanish philosophy
SchoolScholasticism
Medieval realism
School of Salamanca
Main interests
Theology, metaphysics
Notable ideas
The object of metaphysics is being insofar as it is real being
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