metaphysics of light, panaugia, triadism, John Amos Comenius, Francesco Patrizi, Johann Heinrich Alsted

This study follows the previous author?s research that pointed out significant similarities between the philosophical conceptions of Francesco Patrizi and John Amos Comenius. If we admit that the contents of Patrizi?s greatest work Nova de universis philosophia did influence Comenius?s thought in some respect it begs a question of when John Amos encountered Patrizi?s views. The question is the more topical when we consider that an indirect reference to Patrizi?s work can be found in Comenius?s treatise Conatuum pansophicorum dilucidatio that was written several years before he travelled to London where, according to the present opinion of historians of philosophy, he became familiar with the contents of Nova de universis philosophia. The one who appears to be the most probable mediator of Patrizi?s work is Comenius?s Herborn teacher Johann Heinrich Alsted. On the basis of the analysis of Alsted?s works we come to the conclusion that even though he knew Patrizi?s philosophical views he took over and presented in his writings completely different ideas than those which John Amos Comenius was later influenced by.