In existographies, Daniel Sennert (1572-1637) (IQ:170|#361) was a German physician, philosopher, chemist, aka “German Galen” (Mettrie, 1748), noted for []
Atomic theory
In 1618, Sennert, in his Epitome Naturalis Scientiae, influenced (Ѻ) by Averroes, gave speculative support for atomic theory.
In 1636, Sennert, in his Hypomnemata Physicae, outlined the view that each substance can be broken down into its minima naturalia a sort of atom, stable small corpuscle, or smallest possible component of a substance. [1]
Soul
Sennert promoted some type of soul theory, being a blend of Aristotle’s hylomorphism and Democritus’ atomic theory. [2]
Influenced
Sennert was a major citation stable for Robert Boyle. [2]
Quotes | By
The following are quotes by Sennert:
“Now there are atoms not only of inanimate bodies, but also of certain animate ones; and the soul itself can sometimes lie hidden in its integrity and preserve itself in these very small corpuscles, as will be related below regarding the mixture and spontaneous generation of living beings. And it is upon this doctrine of atoms that the most learned Fortunio Liceti has built almost the whole of his opinion on spontaneous generation?”
— Daniel Sennert (1636), On the Spontaneous Generation of Living Beings [2]
References
1. LoLordo, Antonia. (2007). Pierre Gassendi and the Birth of Modern Philosophy (Daniel Sennert, 6+ pgs). Cambridge.
2. Hirai, Hiro. (2011). Medical Humanism and Natural Philosophy: Renaissance Debates on Matter, Life (§6: Daniel Sennert on Living Atoms, Hylomorphism and Spontaneous Generation, pgs. 151-). Brill.
External links
● Daniel Sennert – Wikipedia.
