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Sebastian Petrycy of Pilzno (1554–1626) was a Polish philosopher and physician. He lectured and published notable works in the field of medicine but is principally remembered for his masterly Polish translations of philosophical works by Aristotle and for his commentaries to them. Petrycy made major contributions to nascent Polish philosophical terminology.〔"Petrycy Sebastian, ''Encyklopedia Polski'' (Encyclopedia of Poland), p. 496.〕 ==Life== Sebastian Petrycy received his Master of Arts degree at Kraków in 1573 and his doctor of medicine degree at Padua in 1590.〔"Petrycy Sebastian, ''Encyklopedia Polski'' (Encyclopedia of Poland), p. 496.〕 Petrycy published his Polish translations of Aristotle's practical works, the ''Ethics'', ''Politics'' and ''Economics'', together with his own extensive commentaries. In these, he laid stress, in the theory of knowledge, on experiment and induction; in psychology, on feeling and will; and in politics, he preached democratic ideas.〔Tatarkiewicz, ''Zarys...'', pp. 9.〕 The focus of his thought was practical philosophy, ethics and politics. His interest in practical questions and his linking of philosophical theory with the needs of national life was a feature common to Petrycy and to leading Polish thinkers of periods that were to follow.〔Władysław Tatarkiewicz, ''Historia filozofii'' (History of Philosophy), volume two, p. 36.〕 In 1601-18, a period when translations into modern languages were still rarities, he accomplished masterful translations of Aristotle's practical works into Polish. With Petrycy, vernacular Polish philosophical terminology began to develop not much later than did the French and German.〔Tatarkiewicz, ''Zarys...'', pp. 9–10.〕 This was an auspicious beginning, but would be neglected in the 17th and 18th centuries.〔Władysław Tatarkiewicz, ''Historia filozofii'' (History of Philosophy), volume two, p. 37.〕 Petrycy practiced medicine in Lwów and at the side of ''Wojewoda'' Jerzy Mniszech, whom he accompanied to Moscow in 1606.〔"Petrycy Sebastian, ''Encyklopedia Polski'' (Encyclopedia of Poland), p. 496.〕 In 1608–17 Petrycy lectured in medicine at the Kraków Academy.〔"Petrycy Sebastian, ''Encyklopedia Polski'' (Encyclopedia of Poland), p. 496.〕 His medical writings, which included ''De natura, causis, symptomatis morbi gallici eiusque curatione...,''〔''On the Nature, Cause, Symptoms of Gall-Bladder Disease and Its Treatment...''〕 combined deductive reasoning with observation and experiment. An educator and practicing physician, he worked especially among the poor populace.〔"Petrycy Sebastian z Pilzna," ''Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN'' (PWN Universal Encyclopedia), vol. 3, p. 501.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sebastian Petrycy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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