Cornelius Martini

Memorial plaque in Helmstedt

Cornelius Martini , also: Cornelius Martinus (* 1568 in Antwerp , † December 17, 1621 in Helmstedt ) was a theologian and representative of the Reformation .

Life

The humanistically educated son of a dikemaster and councilor left his homeland as a result of persecuting his creed and began some trips. From 1584 he studied at the University of Rostock . In Helmstedt he was able to become a member of the philosophical faculty in 1592. There he also obtained his master's degree .

At the University of Helmstedt Martini began teaching metaphysics in 1597 , based on the works of Aristotle . Although the same developments took place at the universities of Wittenberg , Altdorf and Strasbourg , Martini is now considered to be the actual founder of Protestant school metaphysics.

With these lectures he came within the Protestant doctrine in an opposition to conservative positions. These turned against the influences of philosophy in the theological doctrine. At the Regensburg Religious Discussion of 1601 he condemned the Ramists' doctrine and their position of double truth . Before that, he was already involved in Hofmann's dispute at the University of Helmstedt in 1598, working in the same direction .

With his strict demarcation between theology and metaphysics, he represented an idealistic standpoint on science, which he consistently defended. In doing so, he also paved the way for natural science teaching in university teaching.

Works

• Commentarius in Aristotle's librum Perihermeneias. Helmstedt 1594
• Compendium metaphysicum. Strasbourg 1605
• Metaphysica commentatio. Wittenberg 1605
• De analysi logica tractatus. Helmstedt 1619
• Reponsi ad primam et miserabilem vexatam quaestionem Balthasaris Meisneri. Helmstedt 1621
• Metaphysica. Helmstedt 1622
• Commentariorum logicorum adversus Ramistas libri V. Helmstedt 1623
• Disputationes physicae. Helmstedt 1647
• Disputationes logicae. Helmstedt 1652
• Disputationes ethicae. Helmstedt 1658

Individual evidence

1. ^ Entry by Cornelius Martini in the Rostock matriculation portal

literature

• Bruno Jahn: Biographical Encyclopedia of German-Speaking Philosophers. de Gruyter, Munich 2001, ISBN 978-3-598-11430-4
• Franz Lau : Martini, Cornelius. In: Religion in Past and Present (RGG) 3rd edition, Vol. IV, 1960, Col. 780 f. (CD-ROM: ISBN 3-932544-16-1 )
• Inge Mager :  Martini, Cornelius. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-043-3 , Sp. 939-940.
• Riccardo Pozzo: Adversus Ramistas: Controversies Over The Nature Of Logic At The End Of The Renaissance. Schwabe, Basel 2012 ISBN 978-3-7965-2818-7
• Walter Sparn :  Martini, Cornelius. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-00197-4 , p. 296 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Paul Tschackert :  Martini, Cornelius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 501.
• Rolf Volkmann: Martini, Cornelius, Prof. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 478-479 .
• Johannes Wallmann : Martini, Cornelius In: Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart (RGG) 4th edition, Vol. 4, 2001, ISBN 978-3-16-146904-6
• Martini, Cornelius. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 19, Leipzig 1739, column 1839. (columns 1839a – 1839c)

Web links

• Works by and about Cornelius Martini  in the German Digital Library