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75On the mechanism of the generation of aesthetic ideas in Kant's critique of judgmentBritish Journal for the History of Philosophy 12 (3). 2004.No abstract
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17Venus and the Classical Tradition in Boccaccio's Genealogia Deorum Gentilium Libri and Natale Contfs MythologiaeMediaevalia 27 (2): 135-156. 2006.This paper is a comparative study of the accounts of the goddess Venus in the Genealogia of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) and the Mythologiae of Natale Conti (1520?-1382?). Conti's superior knowledge of Greek, access to Greek sources unknown or incomprehensible to Boccaccio, easily accessible Latin prose style, and exceptional organizational skills, enabled him to create a richer, more extensive, and more accurate account of the goddess than Boccaccio could provide. Both Boccaccio and Conti esc…Read more
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Areas of Interest
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |