PHILOSOPHER

Luis de Molina

1535 - 1600

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Luis de Molina (29 September 1535 – 12 October 1600) was a Spanish Jesuit Catholic priest, jurist, economist and theologian renowned for his contributions to philosophy and economics within the framework of the second scholasticism. A prominent member of the School of Salamanca, pioneered a distinctive theory of divine grace and human freedom known as Molinism, which defends human autonomy in the face of divine omniscience. His pro-liberty perspectives influenced not only theological debates on free will but also extended to economic and political thought, making him an intellectual precursor to individual rights and market dynamics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luis de Molina has received more than 191,418 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Luis de Molina is the 589th most popular philosopher (down from 554th in 2019), the 550th most popular biography from Spain (down from 517th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Spanish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Luis de Molina ranks 589 out of 1,267. Before him are Alcidamas, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Johann Christoph Gottsched, Étienne Balibar, André Gorz, and Zisi. After him are Nancy Fraser, Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Myson of Chenae, Yang Zhu, and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1535, Luis de Molina ranks 11. Before him are Federico Barocci, Alessandro Allori, Giambattista della Porta, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Catherine Stenbock, and Titu Cusi. After him are Martin Frobisher, Frans Hogenberg, Sayri Túpac, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, Marcantonio Colonna, and William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1600, Luis de Molina ranks 9. Before him are Sawney Bean, Enrique of Malacca, Catharina van Hemessen, Bâkî, Konishi Yukinaga, and José de Acosta. After him are Gaspar de Lemos, Hosokawa Gracia, Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Jerzy Radziwiłł, Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, and Balthasar Russow.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luis de Molina ranks 550 out of 3,355. Before him are Pío Baroja (1872), Fermin (272), Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin (1818), Miguel Ángel González Suárez (1947), Luis Ladaria Ferrer (1944), and Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo (1926). After him are Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás (1900), Moses de León (1250), Pedro Alonso (1971), Reccared II (650), Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily (1103), and Witteric (570).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Spain

Among philosophers born in Spain, Luis de Molina ranks 20. Before him are Juan Luis Vives (1492), Pompeia Plotina (65), Nachmanides (1194), George Santayana (1863), Francisco Ferrer (1859), and Hasdai Crescas (1340). After him are María Zambrano (1904), Joseph Albo (1380), Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (1606), Melchor Cano (1509), Francisco Sanches (1550), and Domingo de Soto (1494).

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