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Girolamo Borro (1512–1592) spent much of his professional life as a professor of philosophy at Pisa, where he wrote significant works on Aristotelian natural philosophy and logic. Borro was critical of Renaissance humanism and his approach to Aristotle demanded removal of what he considered Platonic and mathematical elements. In many cases, he agreed with Averroes. Inquisitors twice investigated him for heresy, linking him to Protestant movements and heretical doctrine, but he was never convicted.
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Martin, C. (2017). Borro, Girolamo. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_716-1
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