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Author Sgarbi, Marco, 1982-

Title The Italian Mind : Vernacular Logic in Renaissance Italy (1540-1551).

Publication Info. Leiden : BRILL, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (256 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Medieval and Renaissance Authors and Texts
Medieval and Renaissance authors and texts.
Contents Acknowledgments; Sources and Abbreviations; Chapter One Introduction; Logic in Context; Vernacular in Context; Prospectus; Chapter Two Language, Vernacular and Philosophy; Res vs. Verba; The Shadow of Pomponazzi; The Accademia degli Infiammati; Chapter Three Sperone Speroni between Language and Logic; Wisdom and Eloquence; Speroni's Pomponazzi; Speroni's Most Loyal Disciple: Bernardino Tomitano; Chapter Four Benedetto Varchi and the Idea of a Vernacular Logic (1540); Aristotelian Anthropology; Varchi's Logical Library; Varchi's Logic at the Accademia degli Infiammati; The Universals.
Method and OrderAn Anonymous Dialogue; Chapter Five Antonio Tridapale and the First Vernacular Logic (1547); Antonio Tridapale and Knowledge as Power; The Elements of Logic; The Operations of Logic; Chapter Six Nicolò Masa's Logic for Natural Philosophy (1549); Nicolò Massa between Philosophy and Medicine; The Elements of Argumentation; Scientific Demonstration; Chapter Seven Alessandro Piccolomini's Instrument of Philosophy (1551); Piccolomini in Padua; A New Instrument; The Structure of Logic; Logic for Natural Philosophy; Chapter Eight Conclusion; Vernacular and Logic.
The Logician in the Printing PressesBibliography; Index.
Summary The Italian Mind explores Italian vernacular logical textbooks and shows their fundamental contributions to the thought of the period, which anticipated many of the features of early modern philosophy and contributied to a new conception of knowledge.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject Aristotle -- Influence.
Aristotle.
Logic -- History -- 16th century.
Logic.
History.
Chronological Term 16th century
Subject Language and languages -- Philosophy -- History.
Language and languages -- Philosophy.
European literature -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- History and criticism.
Chronological Term 1450-1600
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Sgarbi, Marco. Italian Mind : Vernacular Logic in Renaissance Italy (1540-1551). Leiden : BRILL, ©2014 9789004264090
ISBN 9789004264298 (electronic book)
9004264299 (electronic book)
1306493641 (e-book)
9781306493642 (e-book)
9789004264090
9004264094