hermetic philosophy, n.All

Hermetic philosophy (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not felt as inimical to Church Christianity but as its mainstay — Patrizi even begged the Pope to let Hermes take Aristotle's place.

Hermetic philosophy (n.) was ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠proposed by the humanist Patrizi to Pope Gregory XIV in place of Aristotle, a moment when two worlds touched that must yet be united, after a psychological differentiation of religious and scientific views.