The Democratization of Knowledge in Renaissance Italy

The Philosopher and the People
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-18763-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 284 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.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sgarbi, Marco

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Neuzeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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)

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