The Democratization of Knowledge in Renaissance Italy

The Philosopher and the People
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-94-6372-138-7
Verlag: Amsterdam University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Scientiae Studies

The book identifies to what extent it is possible to speak of a democratization of knowledge in Renaissance Italy. It establishes the boundaries of the present investigation within the Aristotelian tradition, and outlines democratization as a process capable of assigning power to people. It deals with how the democratization of knowledge historically is invested equally in ideas from religion and philosophy, involving the same democratizers, moved by similar intentions, employing identical techniques of vulgarization and targeting equivalent communities of recipients.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sgarbi, Marco

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Tug of War

3 Figures of Democratizers

4 Intentions for Democratizing

5 Tools of the Trade

6 Communities of Recipients

7 Epilogue

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Acknowledgements

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Sgarbi, Marco
Marco Sgarbi is professor of history of philosophy at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.