-
644Renaissance philosophyOxford University Press. 1992.The Renaissance has long been recognized as a brilliant moment in the development of Western civilization. Little attention has been devoted, however, to the distinct contribution of philosophy to Renaissance culture. This volume introduces the reader to the philosophy written, read, taught, and debated during the period traditionally credited with the "revival of learning." Beginning with original sources still largely inaccessible to most readers, and drawing on a wide range of secondary studi…Read more
-
516The strange Italian voyage of Thomas Reid: 1800–60British Journal for the History of Philosophy 14 (4). 2006.This Article does not have an abstract
-
75Jewish theologies of space in the scientific revolution: Henry More, Joseph Raphson, Isaac Newton and their predecessorsAnnals of Science 37 (5): 489-548. 1980.(1980). Jewish theologies of space in the scientific revolution: Henry More, Joseph Raphson, Isaac Newton and their predecessors. Annals of Science: Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 489-548
-
63Ten Arguments in Search of a Philosopher: Averroes and Aquinas in Ficino's Platonic TheologyVivarium 47 (4): 444-479. 2009.In book 15 of his Platonic Theology on the Immortality of the Soul , Marsilio Ficino names Averroes and the Averroists as his opponents, though he does not say which particular Averroists he has in mind. The key position that Ficino attributes to Averroes—that the Intellect is not the substantial form of the body—is not one that Averroes holds explicitly, though he does claim explicitly that the Intellect is not a body or a power in a body. Ficino's account of what Averroes said about the soul's…Read more
-
61The secret of pico's oration: Cabala and renaissance philosophyMidwest Studies in Philosophy 26 (1). 2002.
-
44The historiography of discovery in the renaissance: The sources and composition of polydore Vergil's de inventoribus rerum, I-IIIJournal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes 41 (1): 192-214. 1978.
-
40From Kant to Croce: Modern Philosophy in Italy, 1800-1950University of Toronto Press. 2012.From around 1800, shortly before Pasquale Galluppi's first book, until 1950, just before Benedetto Croce died, the most formative influences on Italian philosophers were Kant and the post-Kantians, especially Hegel. In many ways, the Italian philosophers of this period lived in turbulent but creative times, from the Restoration to the Risorgimento and the rise and fall of Fascism. From Kant to Croce is a comprehensive, highly readable history of the main currents and major figures of modern Ital…Read more
-
33A Tale Of Two Fishes: Magical Objects In Natural History From Antiquity Through The Scientific RevolutionJournal of the History of Ideas 52 (3): 373-398. 1991.
-
32Luciano Parinetto, "Magia e ragione: Una polemica sulla streghe in Italia intorno al 1750" (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 17 (1): 98. 1979.
-
31LeFevre d'etaples, symphorien champier, and the secret names of GodJournal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes 40 (1): 189-211. 1977.
-
29Valla Our Contemporary: Philosophy and PhilologyJournal of the History of Ideas 66 (4): 507-525. 2005.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Valla Our Contemporary:Philosophy and PhilologyBrian P. CopenhaverEven before the Italians knew what to call their Renaissance, they knew the names of its heroes, one of whom was Lorenzo Valla. Accordingly, by the time Count Terenzio Mamiani della Rovere published one of the first modern histories of Italian philosophy in 1834, Valla's place in the story of that subject had long been established-for Italians, at least. "He began by r…Read more
-
26How to do magic, and why: philosophical prescriptionsIn James Hankins (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy, Cambridge University Press. pp. 137. 2007.
-
22A normative historiography of philosophy: room for internalism and externalismBritish Journal for the History of Philosophy 28 (1): 177-199. 2020.Change in the human past, studied by historians, includes changes in philosophy's past, which can be explained by causes, motives and reasons. In the case of philosophy, must explanatory antecedents of change always be philosophical? Should philosophers ever treat non-philosophical reasons as belonging to the history of philosophy? Saying ‘never’ is absolutely internalist, while ‘sometimes’ rejects this absolutely internalist rule. To show that ‘sometimes’ is the better answer, I examine two cas…Read more
-
21Sacralizing the Secular: The Renaissance Origins of ModernityJournal of the History of Philosophy 28 (4): 611-613. 1990.
-
1815. Benedetto Croce. History Brought Under the General Concept of ArtIn Rebecca Copenhaver & Brian P. A. Copenhaver (eds.), From Kant to Croce: Modern Philosophy in Italy, 1800-1950, University of Toronto Press. pp. 484-514. 2012.
-
18Magic in Western Culture: From Antiquity to the EnlightenmentCambridge University Press. 2015.The story of the beliefs and practices called 'magic' starts in ancient Iran, Greece, and Rome, before entering its crucial Christian phase in the Middle Ages. Centering on the Renaissance and Marsilio Ficino - whose work on magic was the most influential account written in premodern times - this groundbreaking book treats magic as a classical tradition with foundations that were distinctly philosophical. Besides Ficino, the premodern story of magic also features Plotinus, Iamblichus, Proclus, A…Read more
-
1711. Marianna Bacinetti Florenzi Waddington. Remarks on Pantheism: The Infinite, the Finite, God, and ManIn Rebecca Copenhaver & Brian P. A. Copenhaver (eds.), From Kant to Croce: Modern Philosophy in Italy, 1800-1950, University of Toronto Press. pp. 422-428. 2012.
-
17Hermetica: The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a New English Translation, with Notes and Introduction (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 1991.The Hermetica are a body of mystical texts written in late antiquity, but believed during the Renaissance (when they became well known) to be much older. Their supposed author, a mythical figure named Hermes Trismegistus, was thought to be a contemporary of Moses. The Hermetic philosophy was regarded as an ancient theology, parallel to the revealed wisdom of the Bible, supporting Biblical revelation and culminating in the Platonic philosophical tradition. This new translation is the only English…Read more
-
14Renaissance Man and Creative Thinking: A History of Concepts of Harmony, 1400-1700 by Dorothy Koenigsberger (review)Isis 72 319-320. 1981.
-
13Peter of Spain: Summaries of Logic: Text, Translation, Introduction, and Notes (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2013.For nearly four centuries Peter of Spain's influential Summaries of Logic was the basis for teaching logic; few university texts were read by more people. This new translation presents the Latin and English on facing pages, and comes with an extensive introduction, chapter-by-chapter analysis, notes, and a full bibliography.
-
133. Vincenzo Gioberti. The Moral and Political Primacy of the ItaliansIn Rebecca Copenhaver & Brian P. A. Copenhaver (eds.), From Kant to Croce: Modern Philosophy in Italy, 1800-1950, University of Toronto Press. pp. 264-277. 2012.
-
13Stephen A. McKnight, "Sacralizing the Secular: The Renaissance Origins of Modernity" (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 28 (4): 611. 1990.
-
132. Idealism and SensismIn Rebecca Copenhaver & Brian P. A. Copenhaver (eds.), From Kant to Croce: Modern Philosophy in Italy, 1800-1950, University of Toronto Press. pp. 7-10. 2012.
-
125. Count Terenzio Mamiani della Rovere. The Renewal of the Ancestral Italian PhilosophyIn Rebecca Copenhaver & Brian P. A. Copenhaver (eds.), From Kant to Croce: Modern Philosophy in Italy, 1800-1950, University of Toronto Press. pp. 312-342. 2012.
-
12Magic and the Dignity of Man: Pico Della Mirandola and His oration in Modern MemoryHarvard University Press. 2019.Pico della Mirandola, one of the most remarkable thinkers of the Renaissance, has become known as a founder of humanism and a supporter of secular rationality. Brian Copenhaver upends this understanding of Pico, unearthing the magic and mysticism in the most famous work attributed to him, The Oration on the Dignity of Man.
-
111. A Strange HistoryIn Rebecca Copenhaver & Brian P. A. Copenhaver (eds.), From Kant to Croce: Modern Philosophy in Italy, 1800-1950, University of Toronto Press. pp. 3-6. 2012.
Bel Air, California, United States of America