Early modern Aristotle: on the making and unmaking of authority

"This book investigates the use and abuse of Aristotle's authority in the early modern period, from both a transnational and an interdisciplinary perspective. Indeed, for as long as he maintained an institutional presence in universities and academies, Aristotle was invoked in writings and...

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Main Author: Del Soldato, Eva (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press [2020]
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Summary:"This book investigates the use and abuse of Aristotle's authority in the early modern period, from both a transnational and an interdisciplinary perspective. Indeed, for as long as he maintained an institutional presence in universities and academies, Aristotle was invoked in writings and treatises that made use of his authority, sometimes through manipulations of his philosophical doctrines, mental experiments, and fanciful narratives of his life"--
Physical Description:x, 262 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780812251968
0812251962

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