ARISTOTEL (384-322 B.C.); Patrizi, Francesco. Discussionum peripateticarum tomi IV. Quibus Aristotelicae Philosophiae universa Historia...declarantur. Basel: Perna, 1581. Second edition of the most famous controversial work of the Dalmatian philosopher Francesco Patrizi (1529-1597). In the four books of the Discussiones peripateticae the author undergoes a radical revision of the Aristotelian system, comparing its principles with the doctrines of ancient philosophers and proposing a re-evaluation of the Platonic tradition. Destined to exert a profound influence on the philosophical debate of the late Renaissance age, the work represents one of the most important attacks on school aristotelism and constitutes a fundamental stage in the formation of modern philosophical thought. Folio (340 x 225mm). 4 parts in a volume, Large typographical mark xylographical to the general frontispiece, to the portrait of Patrizi, portraiture xylograph of Aristotle repeated to the frontispices of the individual parts. Coeva bonding with back in full parchment. Origin: "S. Pauli Montis propré Bononiam"; "fre Julius de Bononia" Signature of possession coeve at the frontispiece. (1)