Brian Copenhaver
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 459826 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Brian Copenhaver |
| NOMBRES | Brian |
| APELLIDO | Copenhaver |
| FIRMA | COPENHAVER B |
| AFILIACIONES | University of California, Los Angeles |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1978 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Philosophy as Descartes Found It
What was philosophy like before Descartes reformed it? What parts of philosophy did he reform, and what tools did he use? To answer such questions, how should philosophers do their work today? Some answers are surprising—that Descartes wrote picture books, for example. And some are challenging—that philosophers would do their work better by spending less time on philosophy as they commonly understand it. Philosophy changes for non-philosophical r…
Pico della Mirandola on Trial
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-94) has been a beacon of progress in modern times, and the celebrated Oration on the Dignity of Man has been the engine of his fame. But he never wrote a speech about the dignity of man. The prince's speech announced quite different projects: persuading Christians to become Kabbalists in order to annihilate themselves in God; and convincing philosophers that their path to saving wisdom was concord rather than d…
Giordano Bruno
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A History of Science, Magic and Belief
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Egidio da Viterbo’s Book on Hebrew Letters
Egidio da Viterbo (1469–1532) wrote his Book on Hebrew Letters (Libellus de litteris hebraicis) in 1517 to persuade Pope Leo X to reform the Roman alphabet. Behind this concrete, if farfetched, proposal was a millenarian theology that Egidio revealed by introducing his Christian readers to Kabbalah, whose first Christian advocate, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, had done his pioneering work only a few decades before. Inspired by Pico and by Johann…
Popkin Non-Scepticus
Renaissance Man and Creative Thinking
Essays on the Life and Work of Thomas Linacre c. 1460-1524 . Francis Maddison , Margaret Pelling , Charles Webster
Pico della Mirandola on Trial
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-94) has been a beacon of progress in modern times, and the celebrated Oration on the Dignity of Man has been the engine of his fame. But he never wrote a speech about the dignity of man. The prince's speech announced quite different projects: persuading Christians to become Kabbalists in order to annihilate themselves in God; and convincing philosophers that their path to saving wisdom was concord rather than d…
Egidio da Viterbo’s Book on Hebrew Letters
Egidio da Viterbo (1469–1532) wrote his Book on Hebrew Letters (Libellus de litteris hebraicis) in 1517 to persuade Pope Leo X to reform the Roman alphabet. Behind this concrete, if farfetched, proposal was a millenarian theology that Egidio revealed by introducing his Christian readers to Kabbalah, whose first Christian advocate, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, had done his pioneering work only a few decades before. Inspired by Pico and by Johann…
Essays on the Life and Work of Thomas Linacre c. 1460-1524 . Francis Maddison , Margaret Pelling , Charles Webster
Renaissance Man and Creative Thinking
Popkin Non-Scepticus
Egidio da Viterbo’s Book on Hebrew Letters
Egidio da Viterbo (1469–1532) wrote his Book on Hebrew Letters (Libellus de litteris hebraicis) in 1517 to persuade Pope Leo X to reform the Roman alphabet. Behind this concrete, if farfetched, proposal was a millenarian theology that Egidio revealed by introducing his Christian readers to Kabbalah, whose first Christian advocate, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, had done his pioneering work only a few decades before. Inspired by Pico and by Johann…
A History of Science, Magic and Belief
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Giordano Bruno
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Pico della Mirandola on Trial
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-94) has been a beacon of progress in modern times, and the celebrated Oration on the Dignity of Man has been the engine of his fame. But he never wrote a speech about the dignity of man. The prince's speech announced quite different projects: persuading Christians to become Kabbalists in order to annihilate themselves in God; and convincing philosophers that their path to saving wisdom was concord rather than d…
Philosophy as Descartes Found It
What was philosophy like before Descartes reformed it? What parts of philosophy did he reform, and what tools did he use? To answer such questions, how should philosophers do their work today? Some answers are surprising—that Descartes wrote picture books, for example. And some are challenging—that philosophers would do their work better by spending less time on philosophy as they commonly understand it. Philosophy changes for non-philosophical r…
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