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Gasper Grima

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20: 170:. Though no precise dates are known for when these manuscripts were composed, they are believed to come from some time during the period 1720/45. Though they are Aristotelian and Scholastic in style and content, they are not of the Thomistic hue, but rather Scotist. They works are the following: 203:); 311 back to back folios. Grima’s second and largest volume deals with logic and metaphysics. It also includes various drawings by Grima himself concerning Aristotelian cosmology. The work is organised in ‘Disputations’, ‘Chapters’, and ‘Questions’. 215:); 38 back to back folios. The third volume of Grima’s works deals with Aristotelian metaphysics, and complements the other two previous volumes. The work opens with an introduction, and then proceeds in ‘Questions’. 191:’s ‘Tree’ showing man’s position in the hierarchy of being. Through a series of ‘Questions’ and ‘Parts’, Grima provides a practical and accessible help for the study of Aristotelian logic. 322: 327: 342: 332: 188: 187:’s fundamental philosophy. The writing opens with a prayer and is followed with a drawing by Grima of 337: 307: 135: 142:, he settled in Malta. He lectured at the College of Philosophy and Literature which the 316: 158:
Three works of Grima survive. They are all in Latin, and held at the archives of the
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friars towards the end of the 1690s, and studied philosophy and theology with the
134:, and even occupied high offices within his religious order. In 1719, he went to 159: 143: 123: 119: 91: 115: 75: 184: 183:); 86 back to back folios. This is the first of three volumes which examine 139: 90:
1680–1745) was a minor Maltese philosopher who specialised mainly in
19: 163: 131: 127: 167: 111: 107: 95: 64: 50: 46: 18: 71: 57: 39: 32: 240:), PIN Publications, Malta, 2001, Vol. I, p. 210. 213:An General Examination of Aristotle’s Metaphysics 138:to do missionary work for a year. Back from the 8: 130:. Grima taught philosophy and theology at 29: 225: 7: 295:A Source Book of Philosophy in Malta 238:A Source Book of Philosophy in Malta 208:In Universam Aristotelis Metaphysica 14: 323:18th-century Maltese philosophers 297:), PIN Publications, Malta, 2001. 150:until his retirement and death. 291:Il-Ktieb tal-Filosofija f’Malta 234:Il-Ktieb tal-Filosofija f’Malta 1: 114:, around 1680. He joined the 87: 61:1745 (aged 64–65) 359: 23:Frontispiece of Grima's 328:Scholastic philosophers 27: 22: 308:Philosophy in Malta 16:Maltese philosopher 252:, Vol. II, p. 247. 106:Grima was born at 28: 343:People from Mdina 333:Maltese educators 289:Mark Montebello, 276:, Vol. II, p. 31. 264:, Vol. I, p. 126. 232:Mark Montebello, 81: 80: 350: 277: 271: 265: 259: 253: 247: 241: 230: 89: 30: 358: 357: 353: 352: 351: 349: 348: 347: 313: 312: 304: 286: 281: 280: 272: 268: 260: 256: 248: 244: 231: 227: 222: 156: 104: 67: 62: 53: 44: 35: 17: 12: 11: 5: 356: 354: 346: 345: 340: 335: 330: 325: 315: 314: 311: 310: 303: 300: 299: 298: 285: 282: 279: 278: 266: 254: 242: 224: 223: 221: 218: 217: 216: 204: 192: 155: 152: 103: 100: 79: 78: 73: 69: 68: 63: 59: 55: 54: 45: 41: 37: 36: 33: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 355: 344: 341: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 320: 318: 309: 306: 305: 301: 296: 292: 288: 287: 283: 275: 270: 267: 263: 258: 255: 251: 246: 243: 239: 235: 229: 226: 219: 214: 210: 209: 205: 202: 198: 197: 196:Disputationes 193: 190: 186: 182: 178: 177: 173: 172: 171: 169: 165: 161: 153: 151: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 101: 99: 97: 93: 85: 77: 74: 70: 66: 60: 56: 52: 48: 42: 38: 31: 26: 21: 294: 290: 273: 269: 261: 257: 249: 245: 237: 233: 228: 212: 207: 206: 201:Disputations 200: 195: 194: 181:A Compendium 180: 175: 174: 157: 154:Extant works 148:Rabat, Malta 105: 84:Gasper Grima 83: 82: 34:Gasper Grima 24: 338:1745 deaths 160:Franciscans 144:Franciscans 124:Val di Noto 120:Franciscans 92:metaphysics 317:Categories 220:References 116:Franciscan 76:Philosophy 72:Occupation 185:Aristotle 176:Venimecum 140:Holy Land 136:Palestine 25:Venimecum 302:See also 189:Porphyry 164:Valletta 284:Sources 146:had at 43:c. 1680 132:Sicily 128:Sicily 274:Ibid. 262:Ibid. 250:Ibid. 168:Malta 112:Malta 108:Mdina 96:logic 65:Malta 51:Malta 47:Mdina 102:Life 94:and 58:Died 40:Born 162:at 122:at 319:: 166:, 126:, 110:, 98:. 88:c. 49:, 293:( 236:( 211:( 199:( 179:( 86:(

Index


Mdina
Malta
Malta
Philosophy
metaphysics
logic
Mdina
Malta
Franciscan
Franciscans
Val di Noto
Sicily
Sicily
Palestine
Holy Land
Franciscans
Rabat, Malta
Franciscans
Valletta
Malta
Aristotle
Porphyry
Philosophy in Malta
Categories
18th-century Maltese philosophers
Scholastic philosophers
Maltese educators
1745 deaths
People from Mdina

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