Iluminar las ciencias desde el arte general del saber: la nueva enciclopedia barroca de sebastián izquierdo

Sebastián Izquierdo represents the last version of the Spanish philosophical baroque defined by scholasticism renewal and the dialogue with Early Modernity. One of the signs of this baroque characterization is the encyclopaedic thought represented by the Pharus Scientiarum of the Spanish Jesuit Sebastian Izquierdo. This paper shows the concepts presents on Spanish baroque encyclopaedic context: perspective, regards, and new light... And also the encyclopaedic role of Pharus Scientiarum: memory, Llullism encyclopaedia, Imperial College of Madrid... Pharus Scientiarum is the last opportunity to guide Modernity to the second navigation from philosophical tradition presents at university chairs of XVI century.