Renaissance Thought and Its Sources presents the fruits of an extraordinary lifetime of scholarship: a systematic account of major themes in Renaissance philosophy, theology, science, and literature, show in their several settings. Here, in some of Paul Oskar Kristeller's most comprehensive and ambitious writings, is an exploration of the distinctive trends and concepts of the Renaissance, grounded in detailed historical investigation.All of these fourteen essays were originally delivered as lectures. Part One identifies the classical sources of Renaissance thought and exposes its essential physiognomy, indicating its humanist, Aristotelian, and Platonist traditions. The next two parts present Renaissance thought in the historical context of the Latin and Greek Middle Ages. Part Four offers a thematic study of Renaissance thought, examining its characteristic conceptions of man's dignity, destiny, and grasp of truth. Part Five forms a summary from the perspective of a central theme of Renaissance intellectual life and of the entire Western tradition: the relation of language to thought and the seemingly insoluble contest between our literary and philosophical traditions.The reader of "Renaissance Thought and its Sources" enjoys the results of meticulous study in a concise yet comprehensive format. Throughout, Kristeller achieves a graceful blending of sever historical scholarship and adherence to humane values that the editor calls "nearly a lost art in our times."
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Editor's PrefaceIntroductionPart One: Renaissance Thought and Classical Antiquity Introduction1. The Humanist Movement2. The Aristotelian Tradition3. Renaissance Platonism4. Paganism and ChristianityPart Two: Renaissance Thought and the Middle Ages 5. Humanism and Scholasticism in the Italian Renaissance6. Renaissance Philosophy and the Medieval TraditionPart Three: Renaissance Thought and Byzantine Learning 7. Italian Humanism and Byzantium8. Byzantine and Western Platonism in the Fifteenth CenturyPart Four: Renaissance Concepts of Man Introduction9. The Dignity of Man10. The Immortality of the Soul11. The Unity of TruthPart Five: Philosophy and Rhetoric From Antiquity to the Renaissance Introduction12. Classical Antiquity13. The Middle Ages14. The RenaissanceNotesIndex
Paul Oskar Kristellar is Frederick J.E. Woodbridge Professor Emeritus of philosophy at Columbia University.
Michael Mooney is Associate Provost at Columbia University.
