Francisco Suárez

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Francisco Suárez was a prominent late 16th- and early 17th-century Spanish Jesuit philosopher and theologian whose work in metaphysics, law, and political theory significantly shaped early modern scholasticism and the development of international law.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jesuit
Roman Catholic priest
human
philosopher
scholastic philosopher
theologian
countryOfCitizenship Spain
educatedAt University of Coimbra
University of Salamanca
era Early modern philosophy
Renaissance philosophy
ethnicGroup Spanish
familyName Suárez
fieldOfWork international law
metaphysics
moral theology
philosophy of law
political philosophy
theology
givenName Francisco
influenced Catholic political thought
Francisco de Vitoria
Hugo Grotius
Leibniz
Samuel Pufendorf
development of international law
early modern natural law theory
influencedBy Augustine of Hippo
Duns Scotus
Thomas Aquinas
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Spanish
memberOf Society of Jesus
movement Scholasticism
Second Scholasticism
notableIdea concept of being as analogical
contribution to the concept of ius gentium (law of nations)
doctrine of the community as the origin of political power
theory of law grounded in divine and natural law
notableWork De anima
De gratia
De legibus ac Deo legislatore
De virtute et statu religionis
Defensio fidei catholicae et apostolicae adversus anglicanae sectae errores
Disputationes metaphysicae
occupation Catholic priest
professor of theology
university teacher
religion Catholic Church
Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male

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