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1	History of Philosophy Volume 3 more books like this by Frederick Copleston add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $6.24! new only from $6.26! \| SVS
2	From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe more books like this by Alexandre Koyre add to wishlist During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries a radical change occurred in the patterns and framework of European thought. In the wake of discoveries through the telescope and Copernican theory, the notion of an ordered cosmos of 'fixed stars' gave way to that of a universe infinite in both time and space - with significant and far-reaching ... see all copies from $2.45! new only from $24.09! \| first editions \| SVS
3	History of Philosophy more books like this by Frederick C Copleston add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.30! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity more books like this by Stephen Toulmin add to wishlist In the 17th century, a vision arose which was to captivate the Western imagination for the next 300 years: the vision of Cosmopolis, a society as rationally ordered as the Newtonian view of nature. While fueling extraordinary advances in all fields of human endeavour, this vision perpetuated a hidden yet persistent agenda: the delusion that human ... see all copies from $8.95! new only from $12.95! \| first editions
5	The individual and the cosmos in Renaissance philosophy more books like this by Ernst Cassirer add to wishlist This thought-provoking classic investigates how the Renaissance spirit fundamentally questioned and undermined medieval thought. Of value to students of literature, political theory, history of religious and Reformation thought, and the history of science. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $97.07! \| first editions
6	The Renaissance Philosophy of Man: Petrarca, Valla, Ficino, Pico, Pomponazzi, Vives more books like this by Ernst Cassirer (Editor), John H Randall (Editor), Professor Paul Oskar Kristeller (Editor) add to wishlist Despite our admiration for Renaissance achievement in the arts and sciences, in literature and classical learning, the rich and diversified philosophical thought of the period remains largely unknown. This volume illuminates three major currents of thought dominant in the earlier Italian Renaissance: classical humanism (Petrarch and Valla), ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.95!
7	Medieval philosophy more books like this by Armand A. Maurer add to wishlist see all copies from $9.99! new only from $24.50! \| first editions
8	The History of Scepticism from Erasmus to Spinoza more books like this by Richard Henry Popkin add to wishlist The period I shall treat, 1500-1675, is certainly not the unique period of sceptical impact on modern thought. Both before and after this time interval, one can find important influences of the ancient sceptical thinkers. But, it is my contention that scepticism plays a special and different role in the period from the Reformation up to the ... see all copies from $4.54! new only from $28.61! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Cambridge Translations of Renaissance Philosophical Texts: Volume 2, Political Philosophy more books like this by Jill Kraye (Editor) add to wishlist The Renaissance, known primarily for the art and literature that it produced, was also a period in which philosophical thought flourished. This two-volume anthology contains forty new translations of important works on moral and political philosophy written during the Renaissance and hitherto unavailable in English. The anthology is designed to be ... see all copies from $13.05! new only from $13.05! \| first editions
10	The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy more books like this by James Hankins (Editor) add to wishlist The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy 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 ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $19.70! \| SVS
11	Renaissance Thought and the Arts: Collected Essays more books like this by Professor Paul Oskar Kristeller add to wishlist Written by an eminent authority on the Renaissance, this collection of essays focuses on topics such as humanist learning, humanist moral thought, the diffusion of humanism, Platonism, music and learning during the early Renaissance, and the modern system of arts in relation to the Renaissance. see all copies from $5.96! new only from $24.95! \| SVS
12 view cover	Passage to Modernity: An Essay on the Hermeneutics of Nature and Culture more books like this by Louis K Dupre add to wishlist Did modernity begin with the Renaissance and end with post-modernism? Dupre challenges both these assumptions, discussing the roots, development and impact of modern thought and tracing the principles of modernity to the late 14th century. see all copies from $20.40! new only from $21.90! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy more books like this by C B Schmitt (Editor), Quentin Skinner (Editor), Jill Krayl (Editor) add to wishlist The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy offers a balanced and comprehensive account of philosophical thought from the middle of the fourteenth century to the emergence of modern philosophy. This is the first volume in English to synthesise for a wider audience the substantial and sophisticated research now available. The volume is ... see all copies from $66.36! new only from $82.49!
14	The Renaissance philosophy of man more books like this by Ernst Cassirer, Francesco Petrarca add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! first editions
15 view cover	The Intellectual Origins of the European Reformation more books like this by Alister E McGrath add to wishlist Dr McGrath's book spans traditional divisions between medieval and modern, and provides insights not only into the theological controversies but also into the developments in secular philosophy and learning which were to contribute to the mental outlook of the religious controversialists. It is widely recognized that the 16th-century Reformation ... see all copies from $14.42! new only from $33.21! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	From Personal Duties Towards Personal Rights more books like this by Arthur P Monahan add to wishlist Continuing the historical investigation begun in "Consent, Coercion, and Limit", Arthur Monahan examines Western political thought during the period c.1300-1600. Focusing on the concepts of popular consent, representation, limit, and resistance to tyranny as essential features of modern theories of parliamentary democracy, Monahan shows a ... see all copies from $10.74! new only from $12.98! \| SVS
17 view cover	Renaissance Thought and Its Sources more books like this by Professor Paul Oskar Kristeller, Michael Mooney (Editor) add to wishlist "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 ... see all copies from $10.98! new only from $49.04! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Renaissance Philosophy more books like this by Brian P Copenhaver add to wishlist The Renaissance has long been recognized as a brilliant moment in the development of Western civilization. However, little attention has been devoted to the distinct contributions of philosophy to Renaissance culture. This volume introduces the reader to the philosophy written, read, taught, and debated during the period traditionally credited ... see all copies from $19.55! new only from $36.97! \| SVS
19 view cover	Perpetual Motion: Transforming Shapes in the Renaissance from da Vinci to Montaigne more books like this by Michel Jeanneret, Ms. Nidra Poller (Translator) add to wishlist The popular conception of the Renaissance as a culture devoted to order and perfection does not account for an important characteristic of Renaissance art: many of the period's major works, including those by da Vinci, Erasmus, Michelangelo, Ronsard and Montaigne, appeared as works-in-progress, always liable to changes and additions. In this text, ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions
20 view cover	Renaissance Scepticisms more books like this by Gianni Paganini add to wishlist Even if specific pieces of research (on the sources or on individual authors, such as Pico, Agrippa, Erasmus, Montaigne, Sanches etc.) have given and are still producing significant results on Renaissance scepticism, an overall synthesis comprising the entire period has not been achieved yet. No predetermined idea of that complex historical ... see all copies from $150.00! new only from $166.11! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Medieval Aspects of Renaissance Learning: Three Essays more books like this by Professor Paul Oskar Kristeller add to wishlist This study charts the continuing influence of medieval scholastic thought in Renaissance civilization. In the three essays, Paul Oskar Kristellar illustrates the way medieval ideas and issues remained active in Renaissance philosophy, theology, literature and in education, both secular and religious. In his first essay, Kristeller explains the ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $76.04! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Poet as Philosopher: Petrarch and the Formation of Renaissance Consciousness more books like this by Charles E Trinkaus add to wishlist see all copies from $17.71! new only from $17.71! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	A Search for the Source of the Whirlpool of Artifice: The Cosmology of Giulio Camillo more books like this by Kate Robinson add to wishlist Giulio Camillo (1480-1544) was a poet, scientist and image-maker. Three months before he died Camillo dictated the text of his most important and secret work to his agent, Girolamo Muzio. Muzio's transcription of L'idea del Theatro was eventually published in Florence in 1550. Camillo's secret, revealed in L'idea, is about man's relationship to ... see all copies from $25.53! new only from $31.99!
24 view cover	Renaissance Thought: A Reader more books like this by Black Robert, Robert Black (Editor) add to wishlist Renaissance Thought is a fascinating collection of essays on the Renaissance, focussing on humanism and thought. The concept of the Renaissance has always been challenging to define. This book enables a deeper understanding of the essential features of the Renaissance and humanism. Knowledge of Renaissance thought illuminates other key aspects of ... see all copies from $32.58! new only from $32.75! \| SVS
25 view cover	Theory as Practice: Ethical Inquiry in the Renaissance more books like this by Nancy S Stuever, Nancy S Struever add to wishlist A model of erudition and insight, crossing cultures and disciplines in its innovative approach to intellectual history and rhetoric, Theory as Practice is as startling in its implications for present-day philosophy as it is compelling in its importance for Renaissance studies. see all copies from $29.50! new only from $29.50! \| signed copies \| first editions

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