The impact of classical thought on Renaissance philosophy is the subject of this volume. In the first part Dr Kraye deals with the interpretations of ancient philosophy put forward by various thinkers of the Italian Renaissance, including the humanist Angelo Poliziano and the Platonist Marsilio Ficino; in the second, she examines the central role of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics within Renaissance moral philosophy and considers the influence of other classical treatises on ethics, especially the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. The final section explores controversies concerning the authenticity of works in the Aristotelian canon, together with the early printing history of Aristotle. All the articles aim to locate philosophical questions within the historical and cultural context of the Renaissance, and particular attention is paid to the importance of philological scholarship within philosophical debates. The collection includes an essay on Philipp Melanchthon's ethical commentaries and textbooks which has previously appeared only in German translation.
| ISBN: | 9780860788805 |
| Publication date: | 10th July 2002 |
| Author: | Jill Kraye |
| Publisher: | Variorum an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Series: | Variorum Collected Studies |
| Genres: |
Historiography Medieval Western philosophy Ancient history |