Aristotle and Utopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10428754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas I White (Upsala College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 635-675 |
| Publication date | 1976-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Renaissance Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4338 • E-ISSN: 1935-0236 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2860035 |
| OpenAlex | W2326775991 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 7 |
The obvious influence of Plato on Utopia and the antagonism of some humanists toward the medieval scholastics and their belief in the primacy of Aristotle seem to have resulted in the impression that Thomas More agreed with this anti-Aristotelianism and that Aristotle had little influence on Utopia. As a result, this matter has never been considered in depth, and important points about both Thomas More and Utopia have been overlooked. That More was an eclectic thinker who was a serious student of classical philosophy and that Utopia is a fine example of this eclecticism have been ignored. And in connection with this, More's knowledge of Aristotle and this philosopher's influence on Utopia have been slighted. Historians of philosophy, for example, ordinarily limit their treatment of More to pointing out the similarities between Utopia and Plato's Republic
Art · Art history · Eclecticism · Epistemology · Humanism · Literature · Theology · Utopia · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism · Political Theory and Influence · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment
The conditions of enquiry
The conditions of enquiry
The Greek Tradition in Republican Thought
Philosophy and humanistic disciplines
Logic and language
The Cambridge history of Renaissance philosophy
Appendices
Problems of knowledge and action
Metaphysics
Utopia
Insurgent Utopia
La Utopía de Moro y la Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, ¿Una equivalencia posible
Thomas More and the New World
Aristotle's Ideal City-Planning
Political Idealism in More's Utopia
Deepening the Irony ofUtopia
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2026 (43) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |