Author: William G. CravenPublisher: Librairie Droz
ISBN: 9782600030977
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, symbol of his age :
Author: William G. CravenPublisher: Librairie Droz
ISBN: 9782600030977
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola
Author: Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola
Author: Paul Oskar KristellerThe Myth of Sisyphus
Author: Elliott M. SimonPublisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838641163
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
"The myth of Sisyphus symbolizes the archetypal process of becoming without the consolation of absolute achievement. It is both a poignant reflection of the human condition and a prominent framing text for classical, medieval, and renaissance theories of human perfectibility. In this unique reading of the myth through classical philosophies, pagan and Christian religious doctrines, and medieval and renaissance literature, we see Sisyphus, "the most cunning of human beings," attempting to transcend his imperfections empowered by his imagination to renew his faith in the infinite potentialities of human excellence."--BOOK JACKET
Oration on the Dignity of Man
Author: Giovanni Pico Della MirandolaPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1596983019
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
An ardent treatise for the Dignity of Man, which elevates Humanism to a truly Christian level. This translation of Pico della Mirandola's famed "Oration," hitherto hidden away in anthologies, was prepared especially for Gateway Editions, making it available for the first time in a stand-alone volume. The youngest son of the Prince of Mirandola, Pico lived during the Renaissance, an era of change and philosophical ferment. The tenacity with which he clung to fundamental Christian teachings while crying out against his brilliant though half-pagan contemporaries made him exceptional in a time of exceptional men. While Pico, as Russell Kirk observes in his introduction, was an ardent spokesman for the "dignity of man," his devout nature elevated humanism to a truly Christian level, which makes his writing as pertinent today as it was in the fifteenth century.
The Concept of Woman
Author: Prudence AllenPublisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802833471
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
The culmination of a lifetime's scholarly work, this study by Sister Prudence Allen traces the concept of woman in relation to man in Western thought from ancient times to the present. This volume is the second in her study, in which she explores claims about sex and gender identity in the works of over fifty philosophers (both men and women) in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods.
Pico della Mirandola: Oration on the Dignity of Man
Author: Pico della MirandolaPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107394406
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
This is a new translation of and commentary on Pico della Mirandola's most famous work, the Oration on the Dignity of Man. It is the first English edition to provide readers with substantial notes on the text, essays that address the work's historical, philosophical and theological context, and a survey of its reception. Often called the 'Manifesto of the Renaissance', this brief but complex text was originally composed in 1486 as the inaugural speech for an assembly of intellectuals, which could have produced one of the most exhaustive metaphysical, theological and psychological debates in history, had Pope Innocent VIII not forbidden it. This edition of the Oration reflects the spirit of the original text in bringing together experts in different fields. Not unlike the debate Pico optimistically anticipated, the resulting work is superior to the sum of its parts.
The Polymath
Author: Peter BurkePublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300252080
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The first history of the western polymath, from the fifteenth century to the present day From Leonardo Da Vinci to John Dee and Comenius, from George Eliot to Oliver Sacks and Susan Sontag, polymaths have moved the frontiers of knowledge in countless ways. But history can be unkind to scholars with such encyclopaedic interests. All too often these individuals are remembered for just one part of their valuable achievements. In this engaging, erudite account, renowned cultural historian Peter Burke argues for a more rounded view. Identifying 500 western polymaths, Burke explores their wide-ranging successes and shows how their rise matched a rapid growth of knowledge in the age of the invention of printing, the discovery of the New World and the Scientific Revolution. It is only more recently that the further acceleration of knowledge has led to increased specialisation and to an environment that is less supportive of wide-ranging scholars and scientists. Spanning the Renaissance to the present day, Burke changes our understanding of this remarkable intellectual species.
The Intellectual World of the Italian Renaissance
Author: Christopher S. CelenzaPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107003628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
This book offers a new view of Italian Renaissance intellectual life, linking philosophy and literature as expressed in both Latin and Italian.
Renaissance Magic and the Return of the Golden Age
Author: John S. MebanePublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803281790
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
For all their pride in seeing this world clearly, the thinkers and artists of the English Renaissance were also fascinated by magic and the occult. The three greatest playwrights of the period devoted major plays (The Tempest, Doctor Faustus, The Alchemist) to magic, Francis Bacon often referred to it, and it was ever-present in the visual arts. In Renaissance Magic and the Return of the Golden Age John S. Mebane reevaluates the significance of occult philosophy in Renaissance thought and literature, constructing the most detailed historical context for his subject yet attempted.