Christian Wolff’s Influence on Rosmini’s Ontological and Practical Accounts of Perfection

Abstract

In this paper, I consider Rosmini’s reception of Wolff’s ontological and practical notions of perfection, in order to show that Rosmini was inspired to some degree by Wolff. Firstly, I examine Wolff’s and Rosmini’s ontological notions of perfection. Secondly, I analyse Wolff’s practical notion of perfection and his influence on Rosmini’s practical philosophy. The focus will be on the notion of perfection as concordance with one’s essence and nature.