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7%OFFPaul Oskar Kristeller - Eight Philosophers of the Italian Renaissance - 9780804701112 - V9780804701112
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Eight Philosophers of the Italian Renaissance

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Description for Eight Philosophers of the Italian Renaissance Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.

Italian Renaissance thought has been gaining ever-increasing recognition as seminal to the thought of the whole Renaissance period, affecting in many subtle ways the development and understanding of artistic, literary, scientific, and religious movements. The importance, then, of this detailed and careful survey of Italy's leading Renaissance philosophers and the intricate philosophical problems of the time can scarcely be exaggerated.

Based upon the 1961 Arensberg Lectures, given at Stanford University, this collection of essays offers a genuinely unified interpretation of Italian Renaissance thought by describing and evaluating the philosophies of eight pivotal figures: Petrarch, Valla, Ficino, Pico, Pomponazzi, Telesio, Patrizi, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804701112
SKU
V9780804701112
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About Paul Oskar Kristeller
Paul Oskar Kristeller is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, and the author of several books, including Renaissance Thought and The Philosophy of Marsilio Ficino.

Reviews for Eight Philosophers of the Italian Renaissance
"The excellent, and, I believe, quite original plan of starting a book on Renaissance philosophy with Petrarch and Valla enables Professor Kristeller to expound with admirable lucidity that interpretation of the meaning of the much abused term 'Renaissance humanism' of which he himself has laid the foundations by brilliant research... the selection of the eight philosophers brings out admirably the ... Read more

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