Early modern Aristotelianism and the making of philosophical disciplines : metaphysics, ethics and politics / Danilo Facca.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Facca, Danilo, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury studies in the Aristotelian tradition.

Bloomsbury Studies in the Aristotelian Tradition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle--Contributions in metaphysics.

Aristotle.

Modern philosophy--History--16th century.

Modern philosophy.

Modern philosophy--History--17th century.

Political science--Philosophy--History--16th century.

Political science.

Political science--Philosophy--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 255 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomscury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"Danilo Facca investigates the contribution of Aristotelianism in the emergence of a system of philosophical disciplines for schools and universities in the late Renaissance and Early Modern age. Facca charts the intellectual context of this process, focusing on the interpretation of Aristotelianism at renowned German, Italian and Polish centres of study including Milan, Padua, Altdorf, Helmstedt, Torun and Gdansk, at a time when the authority of the Aristotelian tradition was under direct threat from the dissemination of Peter Ramus' thought. Each chapter assesses engagement with and criticism of ideas from Aristotelian theoretical and practical philosophy. They bring together the writings of major figures, including Peter Ramus and Bartholomũs Keckermann, and lesser-known academics who have not received sufficient recognition in existing literature, such as Ottaviano Ferrari, Philipp Scherb, Ernst Soner and Franz Tidike. By discussing the relationship of these academics with the Aristotelian legacy, this book reveals how innovative ideas that emerged during the late-sixteenth and early-seventeenth centuries were actually formed through the reworking, and even distortion of concepts originally derived from Aristotle."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

PART I. Methodus

1.The Origins and the Development of the 'Acroamatic-Exoteric' Distinction in the Late Renaissance

PART II. Theoria

2.The Historical Significance of the Ramist Critique of Metaphysics

3.Ernst Soner's Commentary on the Metaphysics and the Scholastic Tradition

PART III. Praxis

4.The Aristotelians and the New Science of Politics

5.Franz Tidike's Disputatio de fato and the Teaching of Moral Philosophy at the Torun Gymnasium at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350130241

1350130249

9781350130227

1350130222

OCLC:

1148894170