Rosmini, Serbati (Antonio)
Rosmini, Serbati (Antonio)
Born in Rovereto (Trento), March 24, 1797, died in Stresa (Milan), July 1, 1855. Ordained priest 1821. Founded the Institute for Charity. Influenced Italian Risorgimento, impelling Pope Pius IX towards liberalism.
His philosophy is a fusion of idealism and scholasticism, adhering to human experience. He maintained there is a distinction between the natural and the supernatural order, but emphasized that the supreme principle uniting all knowledge is universal being. — L.V.
Cf. T. Davidson, Rosmini’s Philosophical System, 1882.