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Erasmus of Rotterdam is not typically associated with the discipline of philosophy. Yet, he would himself employ the category of philosophia Christi in the sense of authentic Christianity which had not been contaminated by the abstractness and pedanticism of paganized mediaeval scholasticism. Does this reveal a contrarian attitude to philosophy in general or rather a special understanding of what a'true'philosophy as a way of life should be? This study attempts to answer this question by assembling and closely studying from Erasmus'extensive oeuvre his scant and occasional remarks on the concept of philosophy.

The purpose of this unique handbook is to examine the transformation of the philosophy of mathematics from its origins in the history of mathematical practice to the present. It aims to synthesize what is known and what has unfolded so far, as well as to explore directions in which the study of the philosophy of mathematics, as evident in increasingly diverse mathematical practices, is headed. Each section offers insights into the origins, debates, methodologies, and newer perspectives that characterize the discipline today. Contributions are written by scholars from mathematics, history, and philosophy – as well as other disciplines that have contributed to the richness of perspectives abundant in the study of philosophy today – who describe various mathematical practices throughout different time periods and contrast them with the development of philosophy. Editorial Advisory Board Andrew Aberdein, Florida Institute ofTechnology, USA Jody Azzouni, Tufts University, USA Otávio Bueno, University of Miami, USA William Byers, Concordia University, Canada Carlo Cellucci, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Chandler Davis, University of Toronto, Canada (1926-2022) Paul Ernest, University of Exeter, UK Michele Friend, George Washington University, USA Reuben Hersh, University of New Mexico, USA (1927-2020) Kyeong-Hwa Lee, Seoul National University, South Korea Yuri Manin, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, Germany (1937-2023) Athanase Papadopoulos, University of Strasbourg, France Ulf Persson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden John Stillwell, University of San Francisco, USA David Tall, University of Warwick, UK (1941-2024) This book with its exciting depth and breadth, illuminates us about the history, practice, and the very language of our subject; about the role of abstraction, ofproof and manners of proof; about the interplay of fundamental intuitions; about algebraic thought in contrast to geometric thought. The richness of mathematics and the philosophy encompassing it is splendidly exhibited over the wide range of time these volumes cover---from deep platonic and neoplatonic influences to the most current experimental approaches. Enriched, as well, with vivid biographies and brilliant personal essays written by (and about) people who play an important role in our tradition, this extraordinary collection of essays is fittingly dedicated to the memory of Chandler Davis, Reuben Hersh, and Yuri Manin. ---Barry Mazur, Gerhard Gade University Professor, Harvard University This encyclopedic Handbook will be a treat for all those interested in the history and philosophy of mathematics. Whether one is interested in individuals (from Pythagoras through Newton and Leibniz to Grothendieck), fields (geometry, algebra, number theory, logic, probability, analysis), viewpoints (from Platonism to Intuitionism), or methods (proof, experiment, computer assistance), the reader will find a multitude of chapters that inform and fascinate. ---John Stillwell, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, University of San Francisco; Recipient of the 2005 Chauvenet Prize Dedicating a volume to the memory of three mathematicians – Chandler Davis, Reuben Hersh, and Yuri Manin –, who went out of their way to show to a broader audience that mathematics is more than what they might think, is an excellent initiative. Gathering authors coming from many different backgrounds but who are very strict about the essays they write was successfully achieved by the editor-in-chief. The result: a great source of potential inspiration! ---Jean-Pierre Bourguignon; Nicolaas Kuiper Honorary Professor at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques

Sześć esejów prezentowanych w zbiorze ukazuje kształtowanie się różnych gatunków jezuickiego piśmiennictwa (stąd tytuł – Jezuickie giętkie pióro) oraz jego znaczenie dla okresu wczesnonowożytnego. Część z tych pism była szeroko rozpowszechniona zarówno wewnątrz Towarzystwa Jezusowego, jak i poza nim, a także miała kluczowy wpływ na zmieniającą się politykę jezuitów. Większość z tekstów pojawia się w książce w polskim przekładzie po raz pierwszy. Ponieważ Towarzystwo powstało w połowie XVI wieku, omawiani autorzy są dobrym przykładem przejścia, jakie nastąpiło między późnym średniowieczem a wczesną nowożytnością. Pierwsze pokolenie jezuitów było wyszkolone w średniowiecznej filozofii i teologii, ale coraz bardziej zaznajamiało się z tradycją renesansową. Drugie i późniejsze pokolenia stworzyły kulturę, która łączyła ich scholastyczne wykształcenie z naśladowaniem grecko-łacińskich klasyków, renesansowym upodobaniem do (zwłaszcza cycerońskiej) retoryki i epistemicznego sceptycyzmu oraz potrzebą głoszenia Ewangelii. Bez tej unikalnej kultury, przekazywanej zwłaszcza w sieci jezuickich szkół, nie byłoby Piotra Skargi (1536–1612), Jakuba Wujka (1541–1597), Macieja Kazimierza Sarbiewskiego (1595–1640), Franciszka Bohomolca (1720–1784), Marcina Poczobuta (1728–1810), Adama Naruszewicza (1733–1796) ani Grzegorza Piramowicza (1735–1801). Nie byłoby wczesnonowożytnej kultury polskiej, jaką znamy.

A Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Siena presents chapters by prominent scholars on the powerful commune that birthed a pope, sheltered saints, built banking institutions that have thrived for nearly 1000 years, and nurtured vibrant communities of artists and intellectuals. This multi-disciplinary book, edited by Santa Casciani and Heather Richardson Hayton, redresses scholarly imbalances of the past by introducing early period Siena to a wider audience. Focusing mostly on the 12th to 16th centuries, each chapter explores how the Sienese crafted a distinctive civic identity that remains intact still. Modern readers will find Siena's responses to plague, political factionalism, and aggression from powerful neighbours particularly relevant. Contributors are: Mario Ascheri, Saverio Luigi Battente, Elena Brizio, Santa Casciani, Konrad Eisenbichler, Bradley Franco, Fabrizio Nevola, Anna Peterson, Colleen Reardon, Sheri Shaneyfelt, Jane Tylus, Andrea Beth Wenz, Demetrio Yocum.

Im 16. Jahrhundert war – mangels heimischer Hochschuleinrichtungen – Wittenberg die wichtigste Universität der Protestanten Ungarns. Bis zum Ende des Jahrhunderts weilten hier etwa 1200 Studenten, 430 von ihnen waren direkte Schüler Melanchthons zwischen 1522 und 1560. Der Coetus entstand am 24. Juni 1555, in einer Periode, in der sich die Wittenberger Universität in ihrer aufblühenden Epoche befand. Melanchthon wird eine bestimmende Rolle bei der Entstehung des Coetus gespielt haben. Er war es, der bis ans Lebensende auch bei den zweiwöchentlichen regelmäßigen Disputationen der Gemeinschaft den Vorsitz führte. Bei Betrachtung der Namensliste ist gut zu erkennen, dass in den ersten zehn Jahren Melanchthon der gemeinsame Nenner war, und obwohl die Mehrheit der Mitglieder im Verlauf der Jahre zunehmend mehr aus Anhängern der Schweizer Reformation bestand.

This volume contains critical editions of all of Copernicus's minor mathematical and scientific works with commentaries and German translations. Taking into account the latest developments in Copernicus research it includes the'Commentariolus', the'Wapowski-letter on the movement of the eighth sphere', the'Notebook in Uppsala'with Copernicus's astronomical observations, the'Trigonometry', the'Table of sunrises and sunsets'and, for the first time, all the mathematical and scientific notes Copernicus wrote in books of his library. Furthermore Johannes Werner's'Treatise on the movement of the eighth sphere'was critically edited and translated into German for the first time since the Editio princeps in 1522.

This book presents the heritage of the Lvov-Warsaw School from both the historical and the philosophical perspective. The historical view focuses on the beginnings and the dramatic end of the School brought about by the outbreak of World War II. The philosophical view, on the other hand, encompasses a broad spectrum of issues, including logical, epistemological, axiological, and psychological problems, revealing the interdisciplinary nature of studies carried out by Kazimierz Twardowski and his students.With thirteen diverse and original essays this volume is split into three parts: History, Culture and Axiology; Psychology; and Logic and Methodology. Exploring not only the history of philosophy represented by the Lvov-Warsaw school, the book also reflects on the condition of contemporary philosophy from the perspective of concepts developed by its representatives. Furthermore, the studies presented in this book delve into problems of contemporary science and its distinctiveinterdisciplinary character. This volume is, therefore, not only a collection of analyses of the Lvov-Warsaw School philosophy, but also an investigation into the interdisciplinarity of science and philosophy itself.

W książce podjęto rozważania z zakresu antropologii ekonomicznej i antropologii codzienności. Na podstawie niepublikowanych materiałów źródłowych – prywatnych zeszytów z rachunkami domowymi prowadzonych przez wiele lat przez trzy kobiety o różnej sytuacji zawodowej i rodzinnej, w nieco odmiennych warunkach kulturowych – autorka dokonała interesującej antropologicznej analizy aktywności polskich gospodyń w czasach powojennych i w okresie potransformacyjnym, po 1989 roku. W monografii omówiła codzienne praktyki dotyczące prowadzenia gospodarstw domowych, rodzaju najczęściej kupowanych towarów i usług, nawyków żywieniowych i konsumpcyjnych, sposobów zamieszkiwania, zasad dbałości o ciało i higienę, form spędzania czasu wolnego, a także światopoglądu, religijności, stosunku do polskiej tradycji kulturowej. Publikacja jest adresowana do badaczy życia społecznego – antropologów, socjologów, ekonomistów i kulturoznawców. Może być również atrakcyjną lekturą dla szerszego grona czytelników, którzy szukają niekonwencjonalnej i drobiazgowej refleksji nad polską codziennością ostatnich sześćdziesięciu lat.

Publikacja dotyczy dziejów kamienicy przy ul. Uniwersyteckiej 3 w Łodzi, pierwotnie przeznaczonej na dom nauczycieli Szkoły Zgromadzenia Kupców miasta Łodzi (1898-1939). Od 1945 roku do dziś to budynek uniwersytecki. Mieściły się w nim mieszkania profesorów – organizatorów Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego (m.in. prof. Tadeusza Kotarbińskiego, pierwszego rektora UŁ), a także zakłady naukowe. Do początku lat dziewięćdziesiątych XX wieku przestrzeń prywatna przenikała się tu z publiczną, co wytwarzało szczególną, niepowtarzalną atmosferę. Dom uczonych jest interesującym miejscem również z punktu widzenia przekształceń samej uczelni, bowiem na jego przykładzie można zaobserwować wzloty i upadki Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego w czasach PRL. W prezentowanej książce Czytelnik odnajdzie zatem opowieść o powikłanych losach mieszkańców kamienicy przy ul. Uniwersyteckiej 3 w powojennej Polsce, a także o trudnościach w tworzeniu środowiska naukowego w Łodzi – mieście robotniczym, bez tradycji akademickich.

The 12th Origeniana conference took place at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, in June 2017. The theme of the conference was Origen's Legacy in the Holy Land - A Tale of Three Cities: Jerusalem, Caesarea and Bethlehem. The present volume contains a large selection from the papers that were given at the conference. Many of the papers discuss various aspects and new perspectives of Origen's career and legacy in the Holy Land in the broad sense. As was the case also in previous conferences, there was an opportunity to deliver papers on other aspects of current Origen research. The volume contains five sections: Jerusalem and the Holy Land: Historical and Mystical Geography; The School of Caesarea and Eusebius; Origen's Latin Legacy: Rufinus and Jerome; Tradition, Innovation, and Heritage: Origen's Exegesis and Theology; and The Origenist Legacy: From Evagrius to Balthasar.

Trzytomowa monografia stanowi kompleksowe opracowanie kategorii wolności, jaką posługiwali się w doktrynach polityczno-prawnych przedstawiciele zachodniego kręgu cywilizacyjnego od czasów antycznych aż do współczesności. W prezentowanej publikacji omówiono koncepcje myślicieli starożytnych (Platona, Arystotelesa, stoików, Cycerona, św. Augustyna), założenia chrześcijańskich filozofów średniowiecza (św. Tomasza, Wiliama z Ockham), a także najwybitniejsze teorie renesansu (Machiavellego, utopii renesansowych, reformacji, szkoły z Salamanki). Ukazano też polską renesansową myśl polityczną – przynoszącą odrodzenie antycznej tradycji, wyrażającą się zarówno w traktatach z zakresu dyskursu republikańskiego XVI wieku, jak i w rozwiniętej formie u Andrzeja Maksymiliana Fredry. Ponadto w monografii znajdują się interpretacje założeń Tomasza Hobbesa, Algernona Sidneya, Johna Locke'a oraz studium myśli Monteskiusza z omówieniem teorii podziału władzy, a w szczególności trójpodziału władzy z perspektywy konstytucjonalizmu. Przegląd zaprezentowanych stanowisk pozwala dostrzec skalę rozbieżności w postrzeganiu pojęcia wolności nie tylko w różnych epokach, lecz także pomiędzy reprezentantami głównych doktryn politycznych. Bogactwo przywołanych koncepcji wskazuje jednoznacznie na interdyscyplinarną specyfikę badania kategorii wolności. Ukazanie spektrum ich różnorodności przez pryzmat analizy naukowej wydaje się więc niezbędnym fundamentem umożliwiającym kompleksowe i wielopoziomowe zrozumienie idei wolności.

Zamieszczone w niniejszej monografii teksty poświęcone są zagadnieniom tajemnicy i tolerancji w dawnych literaturach romańskich. Polski czytelnik otrzymał unikatową możliwość zgłębienia mało znanych i niezbadanych dotychczas wątków piśmiennictwa obcego: Francji, Włoch czy Hiszpanii. Autorzy, specjaliści reprezentujący największe krajowe ośrodki uniwersyteckie, odkrywają sekrety kultur i obyczajów występujących od średniowiecza po wiek XIX. Ponadto poruszają – w perspektywie historyczno-literackiej – problematykę związaną m.in. z akceptacją inności, różnorodnością religijną czy społecznym odrzuceniem.

This book focuses on Muslim–Christian cultural relations across a number of centuries. As for the methodology, the book represents an intersection of religious studies, linguistics and translations studies. The bases of research are a Tatar tefsir and 19th- and 20th-century printed translations of the Qur'an into Polish. In the period of the Reformation, the Tatar adherents of Sunni Islam conducted the dialogue with Christianity. They translated the Qur'an into Polish already in the second half of the 16th century. They used the Arabic alphabet to record the translation and conferred the form of a tefsir to it. Who were the Tatar translators? Did they break the ban on the translation of the Holy Book of Islam? What sources did they use? How did they translate the Muslim religious terminology? Why is their translation of the Qur'an not familiar to researchers? These are only a few questions which are explored in this work.

Over the course of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, as more and more vernacular commentaries on the Decalogue were produced throughout Europe, the moral system of the Ten Commandments gradually became more prominent. The Ten Commandments proved to be a topic from which numerous proponents of pastoral and lay catechesis drew inspiration. God's commands were discussed and illustrated in sermons and confessor's manuals, and they spawned new theological and pastoral treatises both Catholic and Reformed. But the Decalogue also served several authors, including Dante, Petrarch, and Christine de Pizan. Unlike the Seven Deadly Sins, the Ten Commandments supported a more positive image of mankind, one that embraced the human potential for introspection and the conscious choice to follow God's Law.

This book reconstructs the history of skepticism ranging from ancient to contemporary times, from Pyrrho to Kripke. The main skeptical stances and the historical reconstruction of the concept of skepticism are connected with an analysis of their recurrent inconsistency. The author reveals that this inconsistency is not a logical contradiction but a pragmatic one. She shows that it is a contradiction between the content of the skeptical position and the implicit presumption of the act of its assertion. The thesis of global skepticism cannot be accepted as true without falling into the pragmatic inconsistency. The author explains, how skepticism was important for exposing the limits of human knowledge and inspired its development.

Commençant par Homère et finissant avec les héritiers de l'humanisme de la Renaissance au XVIIe siècle, on suit ici les réflexions sur la puissance particulière des mots écrits, donc du texte. Grâce à sa puissance, il rend effectivement présents pour ses lecteurs tous ceux dont il parle, et qui sont, d'une façon ou d'une autre, absents, soit en raison de leur distance spatiale, soit à la suite de leur mort. De même il rend présent également son auteur. On esquisse ici la naissance de cette idée à l'époque de la littérature orale de la Grèce archaïque, ses métamorphoses dans la poésie et la prose grecques et latines de l'Antiquité, sa continuation au Moyen Âge, son sommet à la Renaissance, mais à la fois sa crise, commençant déjà à cette époque.

Comment penser la médiation universelle du Christ tout en prenant au sérieux les autres traditions religieuses? Ce défi nous conduit à puiser dans la tradition théologique les ressources pour élaborer une christologie « en postmodernité ». La tradition dans laquelle s'inscrit W. Pannenberg était aux prises avec la question de la modernité, à savoir penser l'événement historique « Jésus » dans sa dimension universelle. Dans ce contexte, le théologien luthérien, décédé en 2014, a développé en deux temps une christologie renouvelée du logos. Or, il s'avère que cette christologie du logos peut contribuer à éclairer utilement les débats théologiques suscités par la rencontre avec les religions.

Established in 1542, the Roman Inquisition operated through a network of almost fifty tribunals to combat heretical and heterodox threats within the papal territories. Whilst its theological, institutional and political aspects have been well-studied, until now no sustained work has been undertaken to understand the financial basis upon which it operated. Yet – as The Business of the Roman Inquisition in the Early Modern Era shows – the fiscal autonomy enjoyed by each tribunal was a major factor in determining how the Inquisition operated. For, as the flow of cash from Rome declined, each tribunal was forced to rely upon its own assets and resources to fund its work, resulting in a situation whereby tribunals increasingly came to resemble businesses. As each tribunal was permitted to keep a substantial proportion of the fines and confiscations it levied, questions quickly arose regarding the economic considerations that may have motivated the Inquisition's actions. Dr Maifreda argues that the Inquisition, with the need to generate sufficient revenue to continue working, had a clear incentive to target wealthy groups within society who could afford to yield up substantial revenues. Furthermore, as secular authorities also began to rely upon a levy on these revenues, the financial considerations of decisions regarding heresy prosecutions become even greater. Based upon a wealth of hitherto neglected primary sources from the Vatican and local Italian archives, Dr Maifreda reveals the underlying financial structures that played a vital part in the operations of the Roman Inquisition. By exploring the system of incentives and pressures that guided the actions of inquisitors in their procedural processes and choice of victims, a much clearer understanding of the Roman Inquisition emerges. This book is an English translation of I denari dell'inquisitore. Affari e giustizia di fede nell'Italia moderna (Turin: Einaudi, 2014).

This volume contains commentaries, extensive annotations, and complete translations into German of the edited texts in volume VIII/1 on the reception and spread of Copernican theory in the sixteenth century. Above all the writings on heliocentric cosmology by Georg Joachim Rheticus (1514-1574), the De revolutionibus commentaries of Erasmus Reinhold (1511-1553) and of Nicolaus Mulerius (1564-1630) are translated and commented.

The different theoretical notions and practices of the relations between the state and religious communities in early modern Europe constitute one of the most interesting problems in historiography. Moving away from a simple «toleration» versus «non-toleration» dichotomy, the author sets out to analyse the inter-confessional relations in selected European territories in a «longue duree» perspective, between Reformation and Enlightenment. Outlining the relations between the state and the different Churches (confessions) in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Holy Roman Empire of Germany, and the Northern Netherlands serves to highlight the specificity of Northern Netherlands serves to highlight the specificity of «free» (non-absolutist) composite states, where the particularly complex process of defining the raison d'etat determined the level of religious toleration that was politically feasible and socially acceptable.

Christoph Rothmann wrote a treatise on the comet of 1585 shortly after it disappeared. Though it was not printed until 1619, Rothman sent a copy of his treatise in 1586 to Tycho Brahe, decisively influencing the latter's rejection of solid celestial spheres two years later. In his treatise, Rothmann joined the elimination of the solid celestial spheres to his concept of air as the substance filling the cosmos. He based his argument on the absence of refraction and the celestial location of the comet. The treatise also contained clear statements reflecting Rothmann's adoption of Copernicanism. This first critical edition of the treatise is accompanied by an English translation and a thorough commentary. Some appendices with archival documents illustrate the genesis of Rothmann's treatise.

From the reviews:'Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts has appeared in semi-annual volumes since 1969 and it has already become one of the fundemental publications in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics and neighbouring sciences. It is the most important English-language abstracting journal in the mentioned branches....The abstracts are classified under more than a hundred subject categories, thus permitting a quick survey of the whole extended material. The AAA is a valuable and important publication for all students and scientists working in the fields of astronomy and related sciences. As such it represents a necessary ingredient of any astronomical library all over the world.'Space Science Review#'Dividing the whole field plus related subjects into 108 categories, each work is numbered and most are accompanied by brief abstracts. Fairly comprehensive cross-referencing links relevant papers to more than one category, and exhaustive author and subject indices are to be found at the back, making the catalogues easy to use. The series appears to be so complete in its coverage and always less than a year out of date that I shall certainly have to make a little more space on those shelves for future volumes.'The Observatory Magazine#

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts aims to present a comprehensive documentation of the literature concerning all aspects of astronomy, astrophysics, and their border fields. It is devoted to the recording, summarizing, and indexing of relevant publications throughout the world. Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts is prepared by a special department of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union.Volume 59/60 - the fifth Cumulative Index of Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts - comprises author, subject, and object indexes to volumes 49 - 58. Thus, the astronomical and astrophysical literature of the five-year period 1989 - 1993 is covered by this volume.

La presente Historia Ecclesiastica es el texto escrito en latín por Isaac Newton (1642-1727) más extenso identifi cado hasta la fecha, sólo por detrás de sus célebres Principia (1687). Esta obra inacabada, que hasta el día de hoy había permanecido desatendida por la crítica, puede leerse en este libro por primera vez. En ella se aprecia el heterodoxo pensamiento de su autor sobre interpretación del Apocalipsis e historia de la Iglesia antigua: Newton entendía esta última como la historia de una corrupción dogmática y política (cifrada en la profesión de una Trinidad idolátrica), cuya profecía se encontraba en las Escrituras. El autor de la edición ha restituido el texto a partir de tres manuscritos de la colección Yahuda de la Biblioteca Nacional de Israel (Jerusalén), la principal colección de manuscritos teológicos newtonianos. El conjunto de dichos manuscritos, no publicado en vida del autor debido en gran parte al daño que le habría acarreado el conocimiento público de su «herejía», fue subastado en Londres en julio de 1936 y se encuentra en la actualidad repartido en una treintena de bibliotecas del Reino Unido, los Estados Unidos, Israel y Suiza.

The book illustrates the fact that in reforming theology sixteenth century theologians also reformed practice or the imperatives of Christian living. Experts in reformation studies identify and elucidate areas of sixteenth century reforming activity in Martin Luther, John Calvin and other leading reformers to demonstrate the thoroughgoing nature of the reformation agenda. The interpretation of Scripture, the centrality of Jesus Christ, the Jewish question, freedom and pastoral insight form the contents of an important section on Luther. The use of feminine imagery for God, the Augsburg Confession, deification, education, and the gospel are treated in relation to Calvin. The final section deals with Oecolampadius, the Son of Man texts in Matthew, justification, texts on difficult deaths and a Trinitarian exegesis of Scripture. By careful reading of both the historical situation and the primary texts this volume adds significantly to our understanding of the period.

Sul rapporto di Bernardino Telesio con la tradizione filosofica antica e sulla dimensione innovatrice del suo pensiero i più attenti studiosi hanno offerto un quadro ampio e documentato. Il faticoso lavoro telesiano di rielaborazione dei quadri teorici messi in uso nei suoi scritti, l'intenso confronto con i dispositivi dell'indagine naturalistica aristotelica, gli sforzi di rivisitazione critica del suo poderoso impianto argomentativo, il disegno ricompositivo degli assunti generali in esso presenti, in un quadro di parziale decostruzione della prospettiva cosmologica classica, ha consegnato ai suoi divulgatori contemporanei un compito assai impegnativo. Studiare il mondo fisico dal suo interno e non spiegandolo da presupposti metafisici si presenta sulla scena culturale e scientifica del tardo'500 come un'imprudente ed astrusa rivisitazione dei canoni e delle metodologie necessarie per studiare e capire le leggi eterne delle cose del mondo. Eppure questo modo nuovo di riconoscere la totale autonomia della natura e delle sue leggi in virtù delle caratteristiche proprie della natura-materia e di ciò che ne determina stabilità e continuità, pur contrapponendosi ai presupposti dell'impianto metodologico e metafisico aristotelico, non si discosta dalla logica espositiva propria dei peripatetici; anzi, aderendovi tenacemente, ne mette in risalto i punti deboli; mantenendone i principi, ne smonta la valenza epistemologica; riducendone gli elementi, ne sovverte esplicitamente gli assunti teorici. Gli studi presenti in questo volume intendono approfondire alcuni di questi tratti dell'opera telesiana; di essi lambiscono alcuni versanti interpretativi, in particolare quelli affrontati dai divulgatori del pensiero telesiano, nel tentativo anche di offrire uno sguardo d'insieme al reticolato intellettuale che si dipana tra gli studiosi dell'epoca. Sommario: Mario Alcaro, Giuliana Mocchi, Premessa; Emilio Sergio, Parrasio, Antonio Telesio e l'Accademia cosentina; Carlo Fanelli, Umanesimo e teatro in Calabria prima di Telesio: l'attività di Coriolano Martirano; Elisabetta Selmi,'Formazione'e'ricezione'del pensiero telesiano nel dialogo con i filosofi e i letterati dello Studio Patavino; Luigi Maierù, Alcune riflessioni attorno al contesto in cui leggere il De rerum natura di Bernardino Telesio; Raffaele Cirino, Bernardino Telesio e «delle cose che in aria si fanno»; Hiro Hirai, Il calore cosmico di Telesio fra il De generatione animalium di Aristotele e il De carnibus di Ippocrate; Gabriele De Anna, Telesio e il naturalismo: le critiche alle tesi aristoteliche sull'immortalità dell'intelletto; Elisabetta Scapparone, Telesio in volgare: fisionomia di una traduzione coeva del De rerum natura; Jean-Paul De Lucca, Giano Pelusio: ammiratore di Telesio e poeta dell'«età aurea»; Sandra Plastina, Bernardino Telesio nell'Inghilterra del Seicento; Giuditta Bosco, Elia D'Amato e l'eredità telesiana nell'Accademia Montaltina degli Inculti; Luca Parisoli, Dalla cristianizzazione di Aristotele al naturalismo telesiano: una lettura alla luce di Pierre Legendre. Abbreviazioni. Indice dei nomi.

In der jüngsten Vergangenheit haben sich die Forschungen zur Frühgeschichte der Hermeneutik über die einzelnen Fachdisziplinen hinaus intensiviert. Im Zentrum stehen Probleme des Textverstehens, die durch das protestantische Schriftprinzip initiierte Schriftauslegung, frühneuzeitliche Rhetorik- und Dialektiktraditionen sowie die Genese der Hermeneutik als eigenständiger Disziplin innerhalb der frühneuzeitlichen Logik. Die Beiträge des Sammelbandes, die auf ein Symposium der'Europäischen Melanchthon-Akademie in Bretten'im Oktober 2008 zurückgehen, ziehen die Bilanz aus der bisherigen Forschung und geben Perspektiven für künftige Analysen zur Frühgeschichte der Hermeneutik.