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17 produkter
Hermetica
The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a New English Translation, with Notes and Introduction
Häftad, 1995
760 kr
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The Hermetica are a body of theological-philosophical texts written in late antiquity, but long believed to be much older. Their supposed author, Hermes Trismegistus, was thought to be a contemporary of Moses, and the Hermetic philosophy was regarded as an ancient theology, parallel to the received …
On Discovery
Av Polydore Vergil, Brian P. Copenhaver m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
306 kr
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The Italian humanist Polydore Vergil (1470-1555) was born in Urbino but spent most of his life in early Tudor England. His most popular work, On Discovery (De inventoribus rerum, 1499), was the first comprehensive account of discoveries and inventions written since antiquity. Thirty Latin editions …
On Human Worth and Excellence
Av Giannozzo Manetti, Brian P. Copenhaver m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
352 kr
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Giannozzo Manetti (1396–1459) was a celebrated diplomat, historian, philosopher, and humanist scholar of the early Renaissance who mastered ancient Greek and Hebrew as well as classical Latin. In this treatise, dedicated to Alfonso of Aragon, King of Naples, Manetti addresses a question central to …
900 Conclusions
Av Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Brian P. Copenhaver m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
305 kr
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A groundbreaking edition of controversial theses proposed by the most famous philosopher of the Italian Renaissance.Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–1494), the most famous philosopher of the Italian Renaissance, had ambitions in line with his talents, especially in philosophical theology. His …
Magic and the Dignity of Man
Pico della Mirandola and His Oration in Modern Memory
Inbunden, 2019
592 kr
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“This book is nothing less than the definitive study of a text long considered central to understanding the Renaissance and its place in Western culture.” —James Hankins, Harvard UniversityPico della Mirandola died in 1494 at the age of thirty-one. During his brief and extraordinary life, he …
Pico della Mirandola on Trial
Heresy, Freedom, and Philosophy
E-bok, 2022
1100 kr
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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola has been a beacon of progress in modern times, and the Oration on the Dignity of Man has been the engine of his fame. But he never wrote a speech about the dignity of man. The prince''s speech announced quite different projects: persuading Christians to become …
Pico della Mirandola on Trial
Heresy, Freedom, and Philosophy
E-bok, 2022
1100 kr
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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola has been a beacon of progress in modern times, and the Oration on the Dignity of Man has been the engine of his fame. But he never wrote a speech about the dignity of man. The prince''s speech announced quite different projects: persuading Christians to become …
Pico della Mirandola on Trial
Heresy, Freedom, and Philosophy
Inbunden, 2022
1276 kr
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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola has been a beacon of progress in modern times, and the Oration on the Dignity of Man has been the engine of his fame. But he never wrote a speech about the dignity of man. The prince's speech announced quite different projects: persuading Christians to become …
Renaissance Philosophy
Av Brian P. Copenhaver, Charles B. Schmitt
Häftad, 1992
758 kr
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The Renaissance has long been recognized as a brilliant moment in the development of Western civilization. However, little attention has been devoted to the distinct contributions of philosophy to Renaissance culture. This volume introduces the reader to the philosophy written, read, taught, and …
Peter of Spain: Summaries of Logic
Text, Translation, Introduction, and Notes
Av Brian P. Copenhaver, Calvin G. Normore m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
2451 kr
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For nearly four centuries, when logic was the heart of what we now call the 'undergraduate curriculum', Peter of Spain's Summaries of Logic (c. 1230) was the basis for teaching that subject. Because Peter's students were teenagers, he wrote simply and organized his book carefully. Since no book …
Dialectical Disputations
Book I
Av Lorenzo Valla, Brian P. Copenhaver m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
305 kr
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Lorenzo Valla (1407–1457) ranks among the greatest scholars and thinkers of the Renaissance. He secured lasting fame for his brilliant critical skills, most famously in his exposure of the “Donation of Constantine,” the forged document upon which the papacy based claims to political power. Lesser …
Magic in Western Culture
From Antiquity to the Enlightenment
Inbunden, 2015
2247 kr
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The story of the beliefs and practices called 'magic' starts in ancient Iran, Greece, and Rome, before entering its crucial Christian phase in the Middle Ages. Centering on the Renaissance and Marsilio Ficino - whose work on magic was the most influential account written in premodern times - this …
Magic in Western Culture
From Antiquity to the Enlightenment
Häftad, 2018
570 kr
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The story of the beliefs and practices called 'magic' starts in ancient Iran, Greece, and Rome, before entering its crucial Christian phase in the Middle Ages. Centering on the Renaissance and Marsilio Ficino - whose work on magic was the most influential account written in premodern times - this …
Symphorien Champier and the Reception of the Occultist Tradition in Renaissance France
E-bok, 2012
1472 kr
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Symphorien Champier and the Reception of the Occultist Tradition in Renaissance France
Inbunden, 1978
1644 kr
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Life of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. Oration
Av Gianfrancesco Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
351 kr
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The Oration by philosopher Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–1494), to which later editors added the subtitle On the Dignity of Man, is the most famous text written in Italy at the height of the Renaissance. The Life of Giovanni by Gianfrancesco Pico, his nephew, is the only contemporary account …
Dialectical Disputations
Books II-III
Av Lorenzo Valla, Brian P. Copenhaver
Inbunden, 2012
247 kr
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Lorenzo Valla (1407–1457) ranks among the greatest scholars and thinkers of the Renaissance. He secured lasting fame for his brilliant critical skills, most famously in his exposure of the “Donation of Constantine,” the forged document upon which the papacy based claims to political power. Lesser …
