Pasquale Galluppi

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Pasquale Galluppi
Pasquale Galluppi
Born(1770-04-02)April 2, 1770
DiedDecember 13, 1846(1846-12-13) (aged 76)
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Naples Federico II
OccupationPhilosopher
Spouse
Barbara d'Aquino
(m. 1794)
Children14
Parent(s)Vincenzo Galluppi and Lucrezia Galluppi
Region
InstitutionsUniversity of Naples Federico II

Pasquale Galluppi (2 April 1770 – 13 December 1846) was an Italian

philosopher
.

Biography and philosophy

Galluppi was born at

University of Naples
, where he died in 1846.

His philosophy is a mixture of assent to and dissent from

sensists, Kant, and the Scottish school of Thomas Reid. Cartesianism tempered by the modifications introduced into it by Leibniz, Wolff, and Genovesi
, was the system in which Galluppi's mind was trained.

The problem of human knowledge was Galuppi's chief preoccupation. He maintained the

Rosmini concerning the idea of God as the first object of human knowledge: and it was this polemic
(quiet enough in itself) which drew public attention to the Roveretan philosopher.

The morality of actions, according to Galluppi, depends on the notion of duty which springs from human nature. He never made use of the phrase "categoric imperative", but everything goes to show that on that point he did not completely escape Kant's influence: and although he asserted as the two great moral commandments "Be just" and "Be beneficent", he nonetheless approved of Kant's moral principle. Therefore, he does not draw any connection between the moral law and God, beyond the statement that God must reward virtue and punish vice. Against the Scottish school, on the other hand, he denied that morality depends on the feelings. His theodicy is well within the limits of that of Leibniz, and therefore admits not only the possibility of revelation, but also the divinity of Christianity.

The care and clearness of Galluppi's style made his works very popular; but when the

Catholics
, Galluppi's philosophy quickly lost ground. He always kept aloof from political questions; and his works were planned and written in his own home, amidst the noise and bustle of a large and happy family.

Selected works

  • Saggio filosofico sulla critica della conoscenza umana, 4 vols
  • Lettere sulle vicende della filosofia da Cartesio a Kant
  • Elementi di Filosofica
  • Lezioni di Logica e Metafisica
  • Filosofia della volontà
  • Considerazioni filosofiche sull' idealismo trascendentale
  • Storia della Filisofia (only the first volume completed)

References

Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1909). Galluppi, Pasquale, Philosopher. Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol 6. New York: The Encyclopaedia Press. p. 370.

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Pasquale Galluppi". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.