The Renaissance Philosophy of Man

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Petrarca, Valla, Ficino, Pico, Pomponazzi, Vives

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Exploring the rich and varied philosophical ideas of the early Italian Renaissance, this volume highlights three principal schools of thought: classical humanism, Platonism, and Aristotelianism. Featuring key figures such as Petrarch, Valla, Ficino, Pico, and Pomponazzi, alongside a concise work by the Spaniard Vives, it reveals how humanist and Platonic ideas spread beyond Italy. This accessible collection uncovers a vital but often overlooked aspect of Renaissance intellectual achievement.
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Ideal for readers interested in Renaissance history, philosophy enthusiasts, students of classical humanism, and those keen to deepen their understanding of early modern intellectual movements.

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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. The Renaissance Philosophy of Man 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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780226096049

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 February 1956

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Contributors:

Edited by Ernst Cassirer
Edited by Paul Oskar Kristeller
Edited by John Herman Randall

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 3.0mm

Width: 14.0mm

Height: 20.0mm

Weight: 482g

Pages: 413

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About the Author

Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945)was a philosopher and historian of philosophy. He taught at Friedrich Wilhelm University and the University of Hamburg, where he was Leo Strauss's dissertation advisor, before fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933. In exile, he lectured at Oxford, Sweden's Gothenburg University, Yale, and Columbia. His better-known works include the three-volume Philosophy of Symbolic Forms and The Myth of the State.