Natura historiae, historia naturae:
Unveiling Nature’s Historicity through Early Modern Analyses of Continuity, Time, and Human History

The project examines the logical and epistemological dimensions of the concept of natural history within the framework of emergent geometric natural science and mechanistic philosophy. The research builds upon the Renaissance tradition of historia naturalis, particularly its emphasis on the origins of natural entities. Its central focus is the analysis of nature’s diachronic dimension through the relationship between the principles of continuity and stratigraphy, followed by an examination of the stratigraphic principle as a geometric ideal. The resulting concept of “concrete time” serves as an analytical tool for investigating the convergence or intersection of human history and natural history.

Voditelj hrvatskog tima: dr. sc. Luka Boršić

Članovi s hrvatske strane: dr. sc. Boris Kožnjak, dr. sc. Ivana Skuhala Karasman

Voditelj češkog tima: Jan Makovský

Članovi češkog tima: Paul Richard Blum, Tomáš Nejeschleba

Project meeting: Zagreb, December 2025

A working meeting organized within the framework of Natura historiae, historia naturae was held on December 3, 2025, at the Institute of Philosophy. This convening gathered members of the project team with the objective of exchanging research insights, deepening scholarly collaboration, and outlining forthcoming activities within the project’s scope.

Participating from the Czech contingent were Jan Makovský, Tomáš Nejeschleba, and Paul Richard Blum, while the Croatian counterpart was represented by Luka Boršić, Boris Kožnjak, and Ivana Skuhala Karasman. We have also invited the renown Italian expert on Ruđer Bošković, prof Luca Guzzardi from the University of Milan.

Coorganizing the Annual Conference of the Institute of Philosophy: Croatian Philosophy – Celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Journal Contributions to the Research of Croatian Philosophical Heritage