Pontano's virtues: Aristotelian moral and political thought in the Renaissance

First secretary to the Aragonese kings of Naples, Giovanni Pontano (1429-1503) was a key figure of the Italian Renaissance. A poet and a philosopher of high repute, Pontano's works offer a reflection on the achievements of 15th century humanism and address major themes of early modern moral and...

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1. Verfasser: Roick, Matthias 1976- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; Oxford ; New York ; New Delhi ; Sydney Bloomsbury Academic 2017
Ausgabe:First published
Schriftenreihe:Bloomsbury studies in the Aristotelian tradition
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Zusammenfassung:First secretary to the Aragonese kings of Naples, Giovanni Pontano (1429-1503) was a key figure of the Italian Renaissance. A poet and a philosopher of high repute, Pontano's works offer a reflection on the achievements of 15th century humanism and address major themes of early modern moral and political thought. Taking his defining inspiration from Aristotle, Pontano wrote on topics such as prudence, fortune, magnificence, and the art of pleasant conversation, rewriting Aristotle's Ethics in the guise of a new Latin philosophy, inscribed with the patterns of Renaissance culture, within his Aristotelaea. This book shows how Pontano's rewriting of Aristotelian ethics affected not only his philosophical views, but also his political life and his place in the humanist movement. Drawing on Pontano's treatises, dialogues, letters, poems and political writings, Matthias Roick presents us with the first comprehensive study of Pontano's moral and political thought, offering novel insights into the workings of Aristotelian virtue ethics in the early modern period
Beschreibung:vii, 322 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9781474281850

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