Philosopher
Nicholas Zammit
Overview
Nicholas Zammit (Maltese: Nikola Żammit; 1815–1899) was a Maltese medical doctor, an architect, an artistic designer, and a major philosopher. His area of specialisation in philosophy was chiefly ethics. Throughout his philosophical career he did not adhere to just one intellectual position. Roughly two-thirds into his life, Zammit passed from a liberal way of thinking to a conservative one. This does not mean that there are no carry-overs, developments, or continuations between the two phases, or that Zammit himself acknowledged such a division. Notwithstanding, the development suggests that an analysis of Zammit's works will reveal different attitudes, dispositions, emphasis, and conclusions of the two periods.
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Ideas Nicholas Zammit discusses
- Empiricism
- Holy See
- Immaculate Conception
- University of Malta
- Malta
- Liberalism
- Augustine of Hippo
- Positivism
- Aristotle
- Utilitarianism
- Natural philosophy
- Scholasticism
- Pope Pius IX
- Unification of Italy
- Catholic Church
- Franciscans
- Thomism
- Ethics
- Francis Bonnici
Place in the tradition
Part of Philosophy in Malta.