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Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General

Abhandlung uber den Intellekt und den Erkenntnisinhalt (German, Hardcover): Burkhard Mojsisch Abhandlung uber den Intellekt und den Erkenntnisinhalt (German, Hardcover)
Burkhard Mojsisch; Dietrich (Von Freiberg)
R1,099 Discovery Miles 10 990 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Philosophy Bites Back (Paperback): David Edmonds, Nigel Warburton Philosophy Bites Back (Paperback)
David Edmonds, Nigel Warburton
R270 Discovery Miles 2 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Philosophy Bites Back is the second book to come out of the hugely successful podcast Philosophy Bites. It presents a selection of lively interviews with leading philosophers of our time, who discuss the ideas and works of some of the most important thinkers in history. From the ancient classics of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, to the groundbreaking modern thought of Wittgenstein, Rawls, and Derrida, this volume spans over two and a half millennia of western philosophy and illuminates its most fascinating ideas. Philosophy Bites was set up in 2007 by David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton. It has had over 12 million downloads, and is listened to all over the world.

Applied Metapsychology Dictionary (Paperback): Frank A Gerbode Applied Metapsychology Dictionary (Paperback)
Frank A Gerbode
R320 R294 Discovery Miles 2 940 Save R26 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Rationalitaet Und Formen Des Irrationalen Im Deutschen Sprachraum - Vom Mittelalter Bis Zur Gegenwart (German, Paperback):... Rationalitaet Und Formen Des Irrationalen Im Deutschen Sprachraum - Vom Mittelalter Bis Zur Gegenwart (German, Paperback)
Michel Grunewald, Gabriela Antunes, Sonia Goldblum, Noemie Pineau
R1,929 Discovery Miles 19 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Die Beitrage dieses Bandes richten einen umfassenden, interdisziplinaren Blick auf das Thema des Rationalen und des Irrationalen im deutschen Sprachraum. Um dem Phanomen naher zu kommen, werden die Ausdrucksformen dieses Begriffspaares vom Mittelalter bis in die Gegenwart pluriperspektivisch herausgearbeitet. Bemerkenswert ist die allgegenwartige Aktualitat des Themas sowie dessen Vielfalt an Facetten, Bedeutungen und Auswirkungen. Dabei fungiert das irrational Erscheinende oft als dasjenige Element, das die Existenz des Rationalen uberhaupt erst ermoeglicht. Dieses von Nachwuchswissenschaftlern getragene und herausgegebene Projekt geht zuruck auf einen deutsch-franzoesischen Workshop, der 2010 an der Universitat Strassburg stattgefunden hat und die Wechselbeziehungen von Rationalitat und Irrationalitat zum Thema hatte. Der vorliegende Band wird durch weitere Beitrage zu diesem Thema erganzt.

Durandi de Sancto Porciano Scriptum super IV libros Sententiarum. Distinctiones 26-42 libri Quarti (German, Hardcover): P.... Durandi de Sancto Porciano Scriptum super IV libros Sententiarum. Distinctiones 26-42 libri Quarti (German, Hardcover)
P. Blazek
R2,469 Discovery Miles 24 690 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Der Sentenzenkommentar des Durandus von St. Pourcain nimmt, was seine Originalitat und seine Bedeutung fur die philosophische und theologische Mediavistik angeht, eine herausragende Stellung unter den Sentenzenkommentaren des 14. Jahrhunderts ein. Zum einen ist er ein einzigartiges Dokument fur die Debatten vor allem innerhalb des Dominikanerordens um die Bedeutung des Thomas von Aquin und die Verbindlichkeit seiner Lehrmeinungen fur den Orden. Zum anderen steht der Sentenzenkommentar des Durandus fur die wachsende Bedeutung, die dieses Genre am Ende des 13. und zu Beginn des 14. Jahrhunderts wiedererlangt. Von einem Pflichtstuck am Beginn der akademischen Karriere wie etwa bei Thomas von Aquin wird der Sentenzenkommentar nun zu einer wichtigen Schriftgattung eines Magisters der Theologie, die ihn seine ganze akademische Karriere uber begleitet. Buch IV, Distinktionen 26-42 Die Distinktionen 26-42 des vierten Buches enthalten die Ehelehre des Durandus. Der Dominikanertheologe behandelt hier eine Fulle von Themen, darunter den Ehekonsens als konstitutiven Akt der Ehe, die Marienehe, die Eheguterlehre und damit verbunden die Sittlichkeit des ehelichen Aktes sowie schliesslich das breite Feld der Ehehindernisse (impedimenta matrimonii). Theologiegeschichtlich besonders beachtenswert sind seine Ausfuhrungen zur Sakramentalitat der Ehe und insbesondere zur Polygamie. Durandus bietet hier eine Sonderlehre, die nicht nur von Thomas von Aquin, sondern von der gesamten zeitgenoessischen theologischen communis doctrina abweicht. Der Ehetraktat des durandischen Sentenzenkommentars ist in drei Redaktionen uberliefert, von denen die erste und zweite Redaktion hier erstmals in kritischer Edition vorgelegt werden.

Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 (Paperback): Robert Pasnau Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 (Paperback)
Robert Pasnau
R1,598 Discovery Miles 15 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Robert Pasnau traces the developments of metaphysical thinking through four rich but for the most part neglected centuries of philosophy, running from the thirteenth century through to the seventeenth. At no period in the history of philosophy, other than perhaps our own, have metaphysical problems received the sort of sustained attention they received during the later Middle Ages, and never has a whole philosophical tradition come crashing down as quickly and completely as did scholastic philosophy in the seventeenth century. The thirty chapters work through various fundamental metaphysical issues, sometimes focusing more on scholastic thought, sometimes on the seventeenth century. Pasnau begins with the first challenges to the classical scholasticism of Bonaventure and Thomas Aquinas, runs through prominent figures like John Duns Scotus and William Ockham, and ends in the seventeenth century, with the end of the first stage of developments in post-scholastic philosophy: on the continent, with Descartes and Gassendi, and in England, with Boyle and Locke.

Philosophie in Deutschland Zwischen Reformation Und Aufklaerung 1550-1650 (German, Hardcover, 2nd edition): Siegfried Wollgast Philosophie in Deutschland Zwischen Reformation Und Aufklaerung 1550-1650 (German, Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Siegfried Wollgast
R7,097 R5,467 Discovery Miles 54 670 Save R1,630 (23%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Human Nature: A Reader - A Reader (Hardcover): Joel J. Kupperman Human Nature: A Reader - A Reader (Hardcover)
Joel J. Kupperman
R1,270 R1,194 Discovery Miles 11 940 Save R76 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This anthology provides a set of distinctive, influential views that explore the mysteries of human nature from a variety of perspectives. It can be read on its own, or in conjunction with Joel Kupperman's text, Theories of Human Nature .

Phenomenology and Existentialism in the Twentieth Century - Book II. Fruition - Cross-Pollination - Dissemination (Paperback,... Phenomenology and Existentialism in the Twentieth Century - Book II. Fruition - Cross-Pollination - Dissemination (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka
R8,338 Discovery Miles 83 380 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Our world s cultural circles are permeated by the philosophical influences of existentialism and phenomenology. Two contemporary quests to elucidate rationality took their inspirations from Kierkegaard s existentialism plumbing the subterranean source of subjective experience and Husserl s phenomenology focusing on the constitutive aspect of rationality. Yet, both contrary directions mingled readily in common vindication of full reality.

In the inquisitive minds (Scheler, Heidegger, Sartre, Stein, Merleau-Ponty, et al.), a fruitful cross-pollination of insights, ideas, approaches, fused in one powerful wave disseminating throughout all domains of thought.

Existentialist rejection of ratiocination and speculation together with Husserl s shift to the genesis of rapproches philosophy and literature (Wahl, Marcel, Berdyaev, Wojtyla, Tischner, etc.), while the foundational underpinnings of language (Wittgenstein, Derrida, etc.) opened the "hidden" behind the "veils" (Sezgin and Dominguez-Rey)."

Periodische Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts; Moralische Wochenschriften im deutschsprachigen Raum (German, Paperback):... Periodische Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts; Moralische Wochenschriften im deutschsprachigen Raum (German, Paperback)
Hans-Gert Roloff, Misia Sophia Doms, Bernhard Walcher
R2,924 Discovery Miles 29 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Die Beachtung, welche die Gattung Moralische Wochenschrift bisher erfahren hat und aktuell erhalt, entspricht bei Weitem nicht ihrem tatsachlichen Stellenwert in der Aufklarungsepoche als Multiplikator und Katalysator aufklarerischer Ideen und Schreibweisen. Die 19 Beitrage dieses Bandes untersuchen exemplarisch bekanntere und bislang weitgehend unerforschte Moralische Wochenschriften sowie ihnen nahe stehende Periodika aus der Zeit zwischen 1720 und 1790. Die Aufsatze werfen nicht nur ein neues Licht auf die anthropologische, philosophische, theologische, padagogische, politische und asthetische Positionierung der Zeitschriften innerhalb der Aufklarungsepoche, sondern zeigen auch ihre narrativen Verfahren, ihr Verhaltnis zur literarisch-kulturellen Tradition und zu den regionalen Spezifika ihres Erscheinungsumfelds auf. Zudem machen sie auf Desiderate der Wochenschriftenforschung und auf die Unhaltbarkeit weit verbreiteter Vorurteile gegenuber der Gattung aufmerksam. Der Band dokumentiert die Ergebnisse einer im Herbst 2011 an der Universitat Heidelberg veranstalteten Tagung.

History of Philosophy, Vol 2 - Medieval Philosophy (Paperback, New edition): Frederick C Copleston History of Philosophy, Vol 2 - Medieval Philosophy (Paperback, New edition)
Frederick C Copleston
R784 Discovery Miles 7 840 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit and specialist in the history of philosophy, first created his history as an introduction for Catholic ecclesiastical seminaries. However, since its first publication (the last volume appearing in the mid-1970s) the series has become the classic account for all philosophy scholars and students. The 11-volume series gives an accessible account of each philosopher's work, but also explains their relationship to the work of other philosophers.

De summo bono. Kritische lateinische Edition (German, Hardcover): Sabina Tuzzo De summo bono. Kritische lateinische Edition (German, Hardcover)
Sabina Tuzzo; Ulrich Von Strassburg
R2,811 Discovery Miles 28 110 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Disputed Questions on Virtue (Hardcover): Thomas Aquinas Disputed Questions on Virtue (Hardcover)
Thomas Aquinas; Translated by Jeffrey Hause, Claudia Eisen Murphy
R1,584 R1,477 Discovery Miles 14 770 Save R107 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The third volume of The Hackett Aquinas, a series of central philosophical treatises of Aquinas in new, state-of-the-art translations accompanied by a thorough commentary on the text.

Thomas Aquinas on God and Evil (Paperback): Brian Davies Thomas Aquinas on God and Evil (Paperback)
Brian Davies
R1,368 Discovery Miles 13 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Brian Davies offers the first in-depth study of Saint Thomas Aquinas's thoughts on God and evil, revealing that Aquinas's thinking about God and evil can be traced through his metaphysical philosophy, his thoughts on God and creation, and his writings about Christian revelation and the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation.
Davies first gives an introduction to Aquinas's philosophical theology, as well as a nuanced analysis of the ways in which Aquinas's writings have been considered over time. For hundreds of years scholars have argued that Aquinas's views on God and evil were original and different from those of his contemporaries. Davies shows that Aquinas's views were by modern standards very original, but that in their historical context they were more traditional than many scholars since have realized.
Davies also provides insight into what we can learn from Aquinas's philosophy. Thomas Aquinas on God and Evil is a clear and engaging guide for anyone who struggles with the relation of God and theology to the problem of evil.

City of God (Paperback, Revised): Saint Augustine City of God (Paperback, Revised)
Saint Augustine; Introduction by John O'Meara; Translated by Henry Bettenson
R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo, is one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and City of God is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Pointing the way forward to a citizenship that transcends worldly politics and will last for eternity, City of God represents a dramatic turning point in the unfolding of Christian doctrine.

The new introduction by Gill Evans examines the text in the light of contemporary Greek and Roman thought and political change. It demonstrates the importance of religious and literary influences on St. Augustine and his significance as a Christian thinker.Includes new introduction, chronology, and bibliography

Edinburgh Encyclopaedia of Continental Philosophy (Hardcover): Simon Glendinning Edinburgh Encyclopaedia of Continental Philosophy (Hardcover)
Simon Glendinning
R4,550 Discovery Miles 45 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This single-volume reference guide covers the most important authors and movements in Continental Philosophy. Each section focuses on a school of thought, bringing together articles by leading scholars which explore the key thinkers and texts. Arranged in chronological order, the volume begins with the founding texts of Classical Idealism and concludes with Post-structuralism. Sections and Section Editors: Classical Idealism - Philip Stratton-Lake Philosophy of Existence - Lewis R. Gordon Philosophies of Life and Understanding - Fiona Hughes Phenomenology - Gail Weiss Politics, Psychoanalysis and Science - Gillian Howie The Frankfurt School and Critical Theory - Simon Jarvis Structuralism - Jeremy Jennings Post-Structuralism - John Protevi

Logica e metafisica nel Kant precritico; L'ambiente intellettuale di Koenigsberg e la formazione della filosofia kantiana... Logica e metafisica nel Kant precritico; L'ambiente intellettuale di Koenigsberg e la formazione della filosofia kantiana (Italian, Hardcover)
Norbert Hinske; Marco Sgarbi
R1,737 Discovery Miles 17 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Nel suo pionieristico lavoro Conditions in Koenigsberg and the Making of Kant's Philosophy, Giorgio Tonelli lamentava l'assenza di un'indagine approfondita sul contesto intellettuale di Koenigsberg e sull'eventuale influenza che esso esercito su alcuni aspetti del pensiero di Kant. Questo libro vuole colmare questa lacuna prestando particolare attenzione alla tradizione aristotelica, alla Schulphilosophie, e alla corrente dell'eclettismo, che dominarono l'ambiente regiomontano sino all'avvento della filosofia critica kantiana. Il lavoro mostra come dai fallimenti dei progetti logici e metafisici precritici, legati alle influenze ricevute dall'ambiente di Koenigsberg, Kant abbia tratto le idee e gli spunti per la stesura della Kritik der reinen Vernunft.

Hugh of Saint Victor (Hardcover): Paul Rorem Hugh of Saint Victor (Hardcover)
Paul Rorem
R2,571 R1,805 Discovery Miles 18 050 Save R766 (30%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Born in Saxony in 1096, Hugh became an Augustinian monk and in 1115 moved to the monastery of Saint Victor, Paris, where he spent the remainder of his life, eventually becoming the head of the school there. His writings cover the whole range of arts and sacred science taught in his day. Paul Rorem offers a basic introduction to Hugh's theology, through a comprehensive survey of his works. He argues that Hugh is best understood as a teacher of theology, and that his numerous and varied writings are best appreciated as a comprehensive pedagogical program of theological education and spiritual formation. Drawing his evidence not only from Hugh's own descriptions of his work but from the earliest manuscript traditions of his writings, Rorem organizes and presents his corpus within a tri-part framework. Upon a foundation of training in the liberal arts and history, a structure of doctrine is built up, which is finally adorned with moral formation. Within this scheme of organization, Rorem treats each of Hugh's major works (and many minor ones) in its appropriate place, orienting the reader briefly yet accurately to its contents, as well as its location in Hugh's overarching program of theological pedagogy.

Einheit des Denkens trotz konfessioneller Spaltung; Parallelen zwischen den Rechtslehren von Francisco Suarez und Hugo Grotius... Einheit des Denkens trotz konfessioneller Spaltung; Parallelen zwischen den Rechtslehren von Francisco Suarez und Hugo Grotius (German, Hardcover)
Matthias Kaufmann; Dominik Recknagel
R2,121 Discovery Miles 21 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Noch immer gilt der niederlandische Jurist und Theologe Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) weithin als der Begrunder des modernen Natur- und Voelkerrechts. In seinem bahnbrechenden Werk De iure belli ac pacis (1625) entwirft er ein vom theologischen Ballast befreites und an naturrechtlichen Vorstellungen orientiertes Rechtsgebaude, das fur die weitere Entwicklung europaischen Staats- und Voelkerrechtsdenkens massgeblich war und ist. Die Untersuchung weist nach, dass Grotius in den wesentlichen rechtstheoretischen, staats- und voelkerrechtlichen Konzeptionen auf die in den Werken De legibus ac Deo legislatore (1612) und Defensio fidei (1613) des spanischen Jesuiten Francisco Suarez (1548-1617) entwickelte Rechtslehre zuruckgreift, und dass damit eine Kontinuitat des (spat)scholastischen Rechtsdenkens uber Grotius bis in die Moderne belegt werden kann.

Der Himmel in uns; Das Selbstverstandnis des Seelsorgers Valentin Weigel (1533-1588) (German, Paperback): Alois Haas Der Himmel in uns; Das Selbstverstandnis des Seelsorgers Valentin Weigel (1533-1588) (German, Paperback)
Alois Haas; Freia Odermatt
R2,425 Discovery Miles 24 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Als Valentin Weigel 1588 in Zschopau starb, hinterliess er ein umfangreiches handschriftliches Werk aus Traktaten, Predigten und Dialogen, das er zu seinen Lebzeiten nur einem kleinen Kreis von Freunden und Bekannten zuganglich gemacht hatte. Allen seinen Schriften ist eine lehrhafte Ausrichtung eigen; diese Beobachtung oeffnet den Blick auf den Seelsorger Weigel. Seinen Anliegen ist die vorliegende Arbeit nachgegangen, in der Weise, wie dies unter der gegebenen UEberlieferungslage moeglich ist, namlich durch die Berucksichtigung der historischen und kirchenpolitischen Verhaltnisse und durch die Analyse zentraler Schriften. Durch Ersteres erhellen sich die Bedingungen, unter denen eine so radikal introvertierte Glaubensform, wie Weigel sie vertritt, hatte entstehen koennen, Letzteres zeigt Weigels Strategien, in prekaren Lebenssituationen sichere Orientierung zu finden und anderen weiterzugeben.

Der Streit um das kopernikanische Weltsystem im 17. Jahrhundert; Galileo Galileis Akkommodationstheorie und ihre historischen... Der Streit um das kopernikanische Weltsystem im 17. Jahrhundert; Galileo Galileis Akkommodationstheorie und ihre historischen Hintergrunde- Quellen - Kommentare - UEbersetzungen (German, Paperback, 2nd Revised ed.)
Volker Reinhardt; Hans Bieri
R3,327 Discovery Miles 33 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Ausgangspunkt der Arbeit ist Galileis Versuch, das kopernikanische Weltsystem mit der heiligen Schrift in UEbereinstimmung zu bringen. Anhand zahlreicher Originaltexte, zum grossen Teil erstmalig in deutscher UEbersetzung publiziert, werden wichtige Phasen der Auseinandersetzung mit der Kosmologie von Aristoteles bis in die Zeit der Scholastik und von Kopernikus und Kepler aufgezeigt. Eine wichtige Rolle spielten dabei die Argumente fur oder gegen die Bewegung der Erde, wie auch fur oder gegen die Bewegung des Himmels. Die Grunde fur das Festhalten am aristotelisch-ptolemaischen Weltbild durch die Fachastronomen, Philosophen und Theologen werden dargelegt. Schliesslich wird die Rolle der reformatorischen Theologie, insbesondere von Calvin, fur die Durchsetzung des kopernikanischen Weltsystems untersucht.

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (annotated) (Paperback): David Hume An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (annotated) (Paperback)
David Hume
R202 Discovery Miles 2 020 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Trinitat als Archetyp?; Erlauterungen zu C. G. Jung, Hegel und Augustinus (German, Paperback): Erwin Schadel, Heinrich Beck Trinitat als Archetyp?; Erlauterungen zu C. G. Jung, Hegel und Augustinus (German, Paperback)
Erwin Schadel, Heinrich Beck; Erwin Schadel
R1,373 Discovery Miles 13 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In den Essays dieses Buches geht es darum, in problemorientierter Durchmusterung dreier historisch wirksamer Denkansatze Perspektiven fur integrale Zukunftsgestaltung zu gewinnen. Thematisiert werden Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), der zu den Pionieren moderner Tiefenpsychologie gezahlt wird und in seinen Analysen des "Archetyps" der Trinitat ein Modell fur menschliche Selbstfindung vorlegt, der protestantische Theologe Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), der das Trinitarische im Medium seiner aprioristisch deduzierten Dialektik als die alles bewirkende Selbstentfaltung des reinen Begriffes darstellt, der lateinische Kirchenvater Aurelius Augustinus (354-430), der wahrend seiner Auseinandersetzung mit den antiken Skeptikern in menschlicher Geistinnerlichkeit das lebendig pulsierende Ineinander von Sein, Erkennen und Wollen entdeckt und diese onto-logo-ethische Ganzheit als in-ek-kon-sistenzalen Prozess erlautert, welcher, in Bedingtes und Unbedingtes spezifiziert, ein universales Format aufzuweisen hat. In ganzheitlich orientierten Eroerterungen wird die unloesbare Verflochtenheit von Welt-, Selbst- und Gotteserkenntnis hervorgehoben. Im Bezug auf Hegel und den (bisweilen) "hegelianisierenden" C. G. Jung ist dabei anzumerken, dass reines Begriffsdenken, das methodisch die Totalabstraktion alles Inhaltlichen voraussetzt, zu einer Hypostasierung des Negativen fuhrt. Die dadurch entstehenden Aporien finden eine Aufloesung, sobald die inhaltsbezogene Abstraktion rekultiviert wird und - von Augustinus her - alles Raumzeitliche in spezifisch begrenzter Teilhabe an der an sich unbegrenzten Positivitat des trikausalen Seinsgrundes betrachtet wird. Das prozess- und relationstheoretisch interpretierte Theologumenon der Trinitat lasst sich, kurz gesagt, als dasjenige auffassen, was es ermoeglicht, die in fruher Neuzeit entstandene Diastase zwischen Glaubens- und Wissensanspruchen (zwischen einem Fideismus, der nichts wissen will, und einem Rationalismus, der nichts glauben will) zu uberwinden.

The Letters of Marsilio Ficino, v. 5 (Hardcover): Marsilio Ficino The Letters of Marsilio Ficino, v. 5 (Hardcover)
Marsilio Ficino; Translated by Language Department School Of Economic Science; Edited by Clement Salaman
R725 Discovery Miles 7 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Marsilio Ficino (1433-99) directed the Platonic Academy in Florence, and it was the work of this Academy that gave the Renaissance in the 15th century its impulse and direction. During his childhood Ficino was selected by Cosimo de' Medici for an education in the humanities. Later Cosimo directed him to learn Greek and then to translate all the works of Plato into Latin. This enormous task he completed in about five years. He then wrote two important books, "The Platonic Theology" and "The Christian Religion", showing how the Christian religion and Platonic philosophy were proclaiming the same message. The extraordinary influence the Platonic Academy came to exercise over the age arose from the fact that its leading spirits were already seeking fresh inspiration from the ideals of the civilizations of Greece and Rome and especially from the literary and philosophical sources of those ideals. Florence was the cultural and artistic centre of Europe at the time and leading men in so many fields were drawn to the Academy: Lorenzo de'Medici (Florence's ruler), Alberti (the architect) and Poliziano (the poet). Moreover Ficino bound together an enormous circle of correspondents throughout Europe, from the Pope in Rome to John Colet in London, from Reuchlin in Germany to de Ganay in France. Published during his lifetime, "The Letters" have not previously been translated into English. Following the Pazzi Conspiracy of 1478, Florence was at war with both the Pope (Sixtus IV) and King Ferdinand of Naples. Prompted by the appalling conditions under which Florence suffered as a result of the war, Ficino wrote eloquent letters to the three main protagonists. In his three letters to Sixtus, who was the main architect of the war, Ficino states in magnificent terms the true work of the Pope - to fish in the "deep sea of humanity", as did the Apostles. King Ferdinand of Naples spent most of his life in intrigue, not only against other states, but also against his own barons. Yet, Ficino addresses him in the words of his father, the admirable King Alfonso. This extraordinary letter, written in the form of a prophesy, speaks of his son's destiny on Earth. "In peace alone a splendid victory awaits you..., in victory, tranquility; in tranquility, a reverence and worship of Minerva" (wisdom). Negotiations for peace were in fact begun about five months later. In his letter to Lorenzo de 'Medici, Ficino presented, with dramatic clarity, the two sides of Lorenzo's nature. The letter may have prompted Lorenzo's bold visit to King Ferdinand's court and the ensuing negotiations for peace. In insisting on the reality of unity and peace in the face of war and division, Ficino uses a number of analogies. He speaks in at least two letters of all the colours emerging from simple white light, just as all the variety of the universe issues from one consciousness. "For the Sun, to be is to shine, to shine is to see, and to illuminate is to create all that is its own and to sustain what it has created."

Medieval Philosophy - A Beginner's Guide (Paperback): Sharon M. Kaye Medieval Philosophy - A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)
Sharon M. Kaye
R289 R264 Discovery Miles 2 640 Save R25 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Why do good things happen to bad people? Can we prove whether God exists? What is the difference between right and wrong? Medieval Philosophers were centrally concerned with such questions: questions which are as relevant today as a thousand years ago when the likes of Anselm and Aquinas sought to resolve them. In this fast-paced, enlightening guide, Sharon M. Kaye takes us on a whistle-stop tour of medieval philosophy, revealing the debt it owes to Aristotle and Plato, and showing how medieval thought is still inspiring philosophers and thinkers today. With new translations of numerous key extracts, Kaye directly introduces the reader to the philosophers' writings and the criticisms levied against them. Including helpful textboxes throughout the book detailing key thinkers, this is an entertaining and comprehensive primer for students and general readers alike.

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