The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy

Book Overview

The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy, published in 2007, 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 here, by a distinguished international team of contributors, call these assumptions into question, emphasizing both the continuity with scholastic philosophy and the role of Renaissance philosophy in the emergence of modernity. They explore the ways in which the science, religion and politics of the period reflect and are reflected in its philosophical life, and they emphasize the dynamism and pluralism of a period which saw both new perspectives and enduring contributions to the history of philosophy. This will be an invaluable guide for students of philosophy, intellectual historians, and all who are interested in Renaissance thought.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521608937
• ISBN13: 9780521608930
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Great overview

I do not own the book that this is a companion to ('The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy'), but this book does not seem to assume that the reader has direct access to the larger work or will read the two side-by-side, and it is perfectly intelligible as an independent read. The essays on Ficino were my favourites. I am not sure how this book would present to a complete beginner, as I had already come into the text with a general understanding of the subject, but I have learned many things from it and will continue to return to it. This work, even while it does not claim to be comprehensive in its depth, is of indispensible value.