Lippius, Johannes
(1585–1612)
JOHANNES LIPPIUSLIPPIUS, JOHANNESJOHANNES LIPPIUS [* 1585-† 1612] The gradual development of triadic thinking coalesced in the writings of Johannes Lippius, whose notion of trias harmonica is introduced as the logical continuation of his discussion of monads and dyads. A theologian and philosopher, Lippius infused his theoretical discussions with references to the Trinity, comparing the root of his triad with the Father, the fifth with the Son, and the third with the Holy Spirit. The concept of…