Abstract

Ovaj rad polazi od razumijevanja Petrićeve kozmologije u kontekstu njegove ontologije, kao metafizičko bavljenje materijalnom prirodom, koje se promatra u sklopu pokušaja da se zamijeni tradicionalna srednjovjekovno-aristotelovska slika svijeta. Temelj za razumijevanje i gradnju njegove kozmologije nalazi se u ljestvici bićā i četirima počelima. Četiri počela: prostor, svjetlost, toplina i fluid imaju ulogu povezivanja materijalnog i inteligibilnog svijeta. Na temelju sličnosti u polazištima njihovih kozmologija utemeljenih na ontologiji koje pronalazimo kod Petrića i Plotina moguće je usporediti kako su Petrić i Plotin razumijevali utjecaj nebeske na zemaljsku regiju te ulogu astrologije u objašnjenju tih utjecaja.In this work I explore Petrić’s cosmology from the perspective of his ontology, which is his metaphysical study of the material nature in his attempt to replace the medieval Aristotelian picture of the world. The basis of his understanding and structuring of cosmology is to be found in the scale of being and the four elements. The four elements: space, light, heat and fluid are the essential elements of his understanding of the relationship of the celestial and terrestrial region and they play a crucial role in linking the material and intelligible world. Based on similarities between Petrić’s and Plotinus’ cosmologies, it is possible to make a comparison between these two thinkers in regard to their understanding of the influence of the celestial on terrestrial region as well as their understanding of the place and role astrology plays in explaining those influences