Tommaso Campanella, baptized Giovanni Domenico Campanella, lived from 5 September 1568 to 21 May 1639 and was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, theologian, astrologer and poet. He was prosecuted by the Roman Inquisition for heresy in 1594 and confined to house arrest for two years, then in 1599 was accused of conspiring against the Spanish rulers of Calabria, tortured and imprisoned for 27 years, during which he wrote his most significant works, including The City of the Sun, a utopia describing an egalitarian theocratic society in which property is held in common.
Facts
Defining MomentTwenty-seven years imprisoned in Naples 1 Notable Publication Connections
In Branch
Source Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Tommaso Campanella
Source Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Tommaso Campanella
In the Other Atlases
Same As
Also in Political Atlas: the same subject.
Nationality
Also in History Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Originated In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.
Source Tommaso Campanella, WikipediaLead sentence 1Quote, Lead sentence 1
Tommaso Campanella (Italian: [tomˈmaːzo kampaˈnɛlla]; 5 September 1568 – 21 May 1639), baptized Giovanni Domenico Campanella, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet.
Sources
1. Tommaso Campanella, Wikipedia
Works
a utopia describing an egalitarian theocratic society where property is held in common.
Imprisonment
Campanella spent twenty-seven years imprisoned in Naples, in various fortresses.
Lead section, nationality sentence
Tommaso Campanella (Italian: [tomˈmaːzo kampaˈnɛlla]; 5 September 1568-21 May 1639), baptized Giovanni Domenico Campanella, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet.
Campanella was prosecuted by the Roman Inquisition for heresy in 1594 and was confined to house arrest for two years.
View the Source2. Wikidata: Tommaso Campanella
- Wikidata Q191850, class allow-list match, case-insensitive label variant (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/resolve_ci.ps1)
- Wikidata Q191850 (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/propfill_year.ps1)
View the SourceStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Tommaso Campanella
Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyIn Branch: Political Philosophy, Introduction, political theory
The fundamental core of his thinking, which will be examined in this article, was concerned with the philosophy of nature (what would nowadays be called science), magic, political theory and natural religion.
In Branch: Philosophy of Religion, Introduction, natural religion
The fundamental core of his thinking, which will be examined in this article, was concerned with the philosophy of nature (what would nowadays be called science), magic, political theory and natural religion.
View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.