Pedro da Fonseca (philosopher)

Pedro da Fonseca (Latin: Petrus Fonsecae; 1528 in Proença-a-Nova – 4 November 1599 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese Jesuit philosopher and theologian. His work on logic and metaphysics made him known in his time as the Portuguese Aristotle; he projected the 'Cursus Conimbricensis' realized by Manuel de Góis and others.