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The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy
(Edited By James Hankins)
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paperback. This 2007 book is an invaluable guide to this complex period for all who are interested in Renaissance thought. Editor(s): Hankins, James. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 450 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 644. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy, published in 2007, provides an introduction to a complex period of change in the subject matter and practice of philosophy. The philosophy of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries is often seen as transitional between the scholastic philosophy of the Middle Ages and modern philosophy, but the essays collected here, by a distinguished international team of contributors, call these assumptions into question, emphasizing both the continuity with scholastic philosophy and the role of Renaissance philosophy in the emergence of modernity. They explore the ways in which the science, religion and politics of the period reflect ... Read more
The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy, published in 2007, provides an introduction to a complex period of change in the subject matter and practice of philosophy. The philosophy of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries is often seen as transitional between the scholastic philosophy of the Middle Ages and modern philosophy, but the essays collected here, by a distinguished international team of contributors, call these assumptions into question, emphasizing both the continuity with scholastic philosophy and the role of Renaissance philosophy in the emergence of modernity. They explore the ways in which the science, religion and politics of the period reflect ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521608930
SKU
KSG0033671
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About (Edited By James Hankins)
James Hankins is Professor of History at Harvard University and editor of Renaissance Civic Humanism: Reappraisals and Reflections (2000, 2004).
Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy
'Coming freshly from our consideration of the possibility of a new Renaissance, this volume provides a fascinating compendium of background information from the 14th to 16th centuries when Europe was emerging from mediaeval scholasticism and had not yet fallen under the spell of the mechanistic metaphor of the 17th century.' Network Review '… the book achieves its aims very well, ... Read more