Eight Philosophers of the Italian Renaissance


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Appendix - "The Medieval Antecendents of Renaissance Humanism"__










Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy


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Gives accurate and reliable summaries of the current state of research. It includes entries on philosophers, problems, terms, historical periods, subjects and the cultural context of Renaissance Philosophy. Furthermore, it covers Latin, Arabic, Jewish, Byzantine and vernacular philosophy, and includes entries on the cross-fertilization of these philosophical traditions. A unique feature of this encyclopedia is that it does not aim to define what Renaissance philosophy is, rather simply to cover the philosophy of the period between 1300 and 1650.







The Renaissance Philosophy of Man


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Despite our admiration for Renaissance achievement in the arts and sciences, in literature and classical learning, the rich and diversified philosophical thought of the period remains largely unknown. This volume illuminates three major currents of thought dominant in the earlier Italian Renaissance: classical humanism (Petrarch and Valla), Platonism (Ficino and Pico), and Aristotelianism (Pomponazzi). A short and elegant work of the Spaniard Vives is included to exhibit the diffusion of the ideas of humanism and Platonism outside Italy. Now made easily accessible, these texts recover for the English reader a significant facet of Renaissance learning.




The Renaissance Philosophy of Man


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Examines the major philosophical movements of the early Italian Renaissance.




Kristeller Reconsidered


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"[Fifteen scholars examine the life and thought of Paul Oskar Kristeller (1905-1999) to uncover the relationship between the man and his interpretation of Renaissance humanism and its relation to intellectual and cultural life]"--Provided by publisher.




Djehuty/hermes Foundational Philosopher In The Italian Renaissance


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Djehuty/Hermes, foundational philosopher, in the Italian renaissance reviews the extant data on the inspiration behind the priest-philosophy of the Italian Renaissance.The author examines the socio-political context which suggests that constitutional slavery enshrined in Sparta and Athens were formidable legal tools which attacked dissent and the concept of a fair and egalitarian society. This book will be useful for both undergratuate and post-graduate students in the fields of study of Egyptology, Philosophy, Renaissance Studies and African Studies.




Italian Renaissance Philosophy


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The Italian Renaissance which occurred during the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries played a vital role in the history of Europe. It influenced almost all the civilizations in this world. Though the Italian Renaissance was initiated by humanists, it revolutionized different fields such as architecture, sculpture, painting, literature, philosophy, religion, science, exploration, political science and education. In all these fields, during the renaissance period, ancient Greek works were revived. As a result, influence of ancient Greek civilization during the Renaissance period was immense. In this book, the influence of Greek philosophy on Renaissance philosophical works of Francesco Petrarca, Lorenzo Valla, Gianozzo Manetti, Marsilio Ficino, Pico della Mirandola and Pietro Pomponazzi is discussed in detail. In addition, important philosophical concepts of some of the distinguished ancient Greek philosophers are also discussed in this book.