The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy

This 2007 book is an invaluable guide to this complex period for all who are interested in Renaissance thought.

James Hankins (Edited by)

9780521846486, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 25 October 2007

452 pages, 7 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm, 0.83 kg

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The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy, published in 2007, provides an introduction to a complex period of change in the subject matter and practice of philosophy. The philosophy of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries is often seen as transitional between the scholastic philosophy of the Middle Ages and modern philosophy, but the essays collected here, by a distinguished international team of contributors, call these assumptions into question, emphasizing both the continuity with scholastic philosophy and the role of Renaissance philosophy in the emergence of modernity. They explore the ways in which the science, religion and politics of the period reflect and are reflected in its philosophical life, and they emphasize the dynamism and pluralism of a period which saw both new perspectives and enduring contributions to the history of philosophy. This will be an invaluable guide for students of philosophy, intellectual historians, and all who are interested in Renaissance thought.

1. Introduction James Hankins
Part I. Continuity and Revival: 2. The philosopher and Renaissance culture Robert Black
3. Humanism, scholasticism and Renaissance philosophy James Hankins
4. Continuity and change in the Aristotelian tradition Luca Bianchi
5. The revival of Platonic philosophy Christopher S. Celenza
6. The revival of Hellenistic philosophies Jill Kraye
7. Arabic philosophy and Averroism Dag Nikolaus Hasse
8. How to do magic and why: philosophical prescriptions Brian Copenhaver
Part II. Towards Modern Philosophy: 9. Nicholas of Cusa and modern philosophy Dermot Moran
10. Lorenzo Valla and the rise of human dialectic Lodi Nauta
11. The immortality of the soul Paul Richard Blum
12. Philosophy and the crisis of religion Peter Harrison
13. Hispanic scholastic philosophy John P. Doyle
14. New visions of the cosmos Miguel Granada
15. Organization of knowledge Ann M. Blair
16. Humanistic and scholastic ethics David Lines
17. The problem of the Prince Eric Nelson
18. The significance of renaissance philosophy James Hankins
Appendices: 1. Chronology
2. Short biographies of Renaissance philosophers.

Subject Areas: History of Western philosophy [HPC]