The Democratization of Knowledge in Renaissance Italy: The Philosopher and the People

The book identifies to what extent it is possible to speak of a democratization of knowledge in Renaissance Italy. It establishes the boundaries of the present investigation within the Aristotelian tradition, and outlines democratization as a process capable of assigning power to people. It deals wi...

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Main Author: Sgarbi, Marco (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2022]
Series:Scientiae Studies 4
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Summary:The book identifies to what extent it is possible to speak of a democratization of knowledge in Renaissance Italy. It establishes the boundaries of the present investigation within the Aristotelian tradition, and outlines democratization as a process capable of assigning power to people. It deals with how the democratization of knowledge historically is invested equally in ideas from religion and philosophy, involving the same democratizers, moved by similar intentions, employing identical techniques of vulgarization and targeting equivalent communities of recipients
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (288 Seiten)
ISBN:9789048556243
DOI:10.1515/9789048556243

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