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Principles And Powers: How To Interpret Renaissance Philosophy Of Nature Philosophically?Minerva 5 166-181. 2001.The history of philosophy has to understand the problems to which past theories are intended as answers,rather than taking the latter as sets of doctrines, which may be correct or mistaken. Examples from theRenaissance are Nicholas of Cusa, Marsilio Ficino, Bernardino Telesio, Girolamo Cardano, and BenedictusPererius: they show that Renaissance thinkers sought for principles of nature in terms of active powers.Whoever denies the validity of such ideas has the burden of proof that alternative the…Read more
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11Medical Humanism and Natural Philosophy. Renaissance Debates on Matter, Life and the SoulAnnals of Science 1-5. 2013.
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The Young Paul Oskar Kristeller as a PhilosopherIn John Monfasani (ed.), Kristeller reconsidered: essays on his life and scholarship, Italica Press. 2006.
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16Albert Krayer: Mathematik im Studienplan der Jesuiten. Die Vorlesung von Otto Cattenius an der Universität Mainz (1610/11). (Beiträge zur Geschichte der Universität Mainz, Bd 15) Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag 1991. IX + 434 Seiten, DM 98 (review)Berichte Zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte 17 (2): 144-144. 1994.
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Introduction: Philosophy in the renaissanceIn Philosophers of the Renaissance, Catholic University of America Press. 2010.
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3The Historiographical Concept 'System of Philosophy': Its Origin, Nature, Influence, and LegitimacyIntellectual History Review 20 (2): 295-297. 2010.No abstract
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Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München
Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Study of Religion
PhD, 1978
Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Mind |
Philosophy of Religion |
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |