Nicolaus Taurellus

Nicolaus Taurellus, born November 26, 1547, in the County of Mömpelgard (part of the Duchy of Württemberg), was a German philosopher and medical academic. He passed away on September 28, 1606, in Altdorf, likely from the plague. Taurellus pursued his education in theology at the University of Tübingen and medicine at the University of Basel, where he also lectured on physical science. He eventually became a professor of medicine at the University of Altdorf. He was a prominent critic of the prevailing Aristotelian philosophy of his time, seeking to establish a philosophical system that could harmonize religious faith with secular knowledge. He rejected Scholasticism due to its uncritical adherence to Aristotle and advocated for a return to the core tenets of Christianity as both the foundation and justification for philosophy. His significant works include 'Philosophiae Triumphus' (1573), 'Synopsis Metaphysicae Aristoteis' (1596), 'De Rerum Aeternitate' (1604), and 'Caesae Alpes' (1597), a critique of Caesalpinus.