The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy
The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy

Author: James Hankins

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-10-25

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 1139827480

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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.

The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism
The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism

Author: Jill Kraye

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-02-23

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9780521436243

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From the fourteenth to the seventeenth century, humanism played a key role in European culture. Beginning as a movement based on the recovery, interpretation and imitation of ancient Greek and Roman texts and the archaeological study of the physical remains of antiquity, humanism turned into a dynamic cultural programme, influencing almost every facet of Renaissance intellectual life. The fourteen essays in this 1996 volume deal with all aspects of the movement, from language learning to the development of science, from the effect of humanism on biblical study to its influence on art, from its Italian origins to its manifestations in the literature of More, Sidney and Shakespeare. A detailed biographical index, and a guide to further reading, are provided. Overall, The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism provides a comprehensive introduction to a major movement in the culture of early modern Europe.

The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy
The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy

Author: C. B. Schmitt

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 986

ISBN-13: 9780521397483

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This 1988 Companion offers an account of philosophical thought from the middle of the fourteenth century to the emergence of modern philosophy.

The Cambridge Companion to Leo Strauss
The Cambridge Companion to Leo Strauss

Author: Steven B. Smith

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-05-11

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1139828258

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Leo Strauss was a central figure in the twentieth century renaissance of political philosophy. The essays of The Cambridge Companion to Leo Strauss provide a comprehensive and non-partisan survey of the major themes and problems that constituted Strauss's work. These include his revival of the great 'quarrel between the ancients and the moderns,' his examination of tension between Jerusalem and Athens, and most controversially his recovery of the tradition of esoteric writing. The volume also examines Strauss's complex relation to a range of contemporary political movements and thinkers, including Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Max Weber, Carl Schmitt, and Gershom Scholem, as well as the creation of a distinctive school of 'Straussian' political philosophy.

The Cambridge Companion to Montaigne
The Cambridge Companion to Montaigne

Author: Ullrich Langer

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-05-05

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1139826905

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Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), the great Renaissance skeptic and pioneer of the essay form, is known for his innovative method of philosophical inquiry which mixes the anecdotal and the personal with serious critiques of human knowledge, politics and the law. He is the first European writer to be intensely interested in the representations of his own intimate life, including not just his reflections and emotions but also the state of his body. His rejection of fanaticism and cruelty and his admiration for the civilizations of the New World mark him out as a predecessor of modern notions of tolerance and acceptance of otherness. In this volume an international team of contributors explores the range of his philosophy and also examines the social and intellectual contexts in which his thought was expressed.

The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Renaissance
The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Renaissance

Author: Michael Wyatt

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-06-26

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 0521876060

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Leading international contributors present a lively and interdisciplinary panorama of the Italian Renaissance as it has developed in recent decades.

Cambridge Translations of Renaissance Philosophical Texts
Cambridge Translations of Renaissance Philosophical Texts

Author: Jill Kraye

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997-08-28

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780521426046

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The Renaissance, known primarily for the art and literature that it produced, was also a period in which philosophical thought flourished. This two-volume anthology contains 40 new translations of important works on moral and political philosophy written during the Renaissance and hitherto unavailable in English. The anthology is designed to be used in conjunction with The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy, in which all of these texts are discussed. The works, originally written in Latin, Italian, French, Spanish, and Greek, cover such topics as: concepts of man, Aristotelian, Platonic, Stoic, and Epicurean ethics, scholastic political philosophy, theories of princely and republican government in Italy and northern European political thought. Each text is supplied with an introduction and a guide to further reading.

The Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard
The Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard

Author: Alastair Hannay

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780521477192

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Accessible guide to Kierkegaard available serving as a reference to students and non-specialists.

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy
The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy

Author: A. S. McGrade

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-08-07

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 1139826603

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The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Philosophy, first published in 2003, takes its readers into one of the most exciting periods in the history of philosophy. It spans a millennium of thought extending from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas and beyond. It includes not only the thinkers of the Latin West but also the profound contributions of Islamic and Jewish thinkers such as Avicenna and Maimonides. Leading specialists examine what it was like to do philosophy in the cultures and institutions of the Middle Ages and engage all the areas in which medieval philosophy flourished, including language and logic, the study of God and being, natural philosophy, human nature, morality, and politics. The discussion is supplemented with chronological charts, biographies of the major thinkers, and a guide to the transmission and translation of medieval texts. The volume will be invaluable for all who are interested in the philosophical thought of this period.

The Cambridge Companion to Hippocrates
The Cambridge Companion to Hippocrates

Author: Peter E. Pormann

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-11-08

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1108593607

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Hippocrates is a towering figure in Greek medicine. Dubbed the 'father of medicine', he has inspired generations of physicians over millennia in both the East and West. Despite this, little is known about him, and scholars have long debated his relationship to the works attributed to him in the so-called 'Hippocratic Corpus', although it is undisputed that many of the works within it represent milestones in the development of Western medicine. In this Companion, an international team of authors introduces major themes in Hippocratic studies, ranging from textual criticism and the 'Hippocratic question' to problems such as aetiology, physiology and nosology. Emphasis is given to the afterlife of Hippocrates from Late Antiquity to the modern period. Hippocrates had as much relevance in the fifth-century BC Greek world as in the medieval Islamic world, and he remains with us today in both medical and non-medical contexts.