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Two Aristotelians of the Italian Renaissance
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- Pub. Date: December 2000
- Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Limited
- Format: Hardcover, 350pp
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Mahoney (philosophy, Duke U., Raleigh, N. Carolina) traces the analysis of Aristotle and his followers by the 15th-century Vernia and his younger contemporary, Nifo, in 14 previously published and elegantly composed papers. Vernia's broad interests<-->in the nature of motion, natural philosophy, natural science, the unity of the intellect, our intuition of God<-->are described before we turn to his use of Ficino's translations of Plato and the impact on him of the Greek Commentators. The shifting acceptance of Averroes by both Nifo and Vernia, and the larger debate among their contemporaries and their medieval predecessors (particularly Duns Scotus, Thomas Aquinas, and John of Jandun) over how one understood Aristotle, are central subjects. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Two Aristotelians of the Italian Renaissance
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Mahoney (philosophy, Duke U., Raleigh, N. Carolina) traces the analysis of Aristotle and his followers by the 15th-century Vernia and his younger contemporary, Nifo, in 14 previously published and elegantly composed papers. Vernia's broad interests<-->in the nature of motion, natural philosophy, natural science, the unity of the intellect, our intuition of God<-->are described before we turn to his use of Ficino's translations of Plato and the impact on him of the Greek Commentators. The shifting acceptance of Averroes by both Nifo and Vernia, and the larger debate among their contemporaries and their medieval predecessors (particularly Duns Scotus, Thomas Aquinas, and John of Jandun) over how one understood Aristotle, are central subjects. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Two Aristotelians of the Italian Renaissance
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| I | Philosophy and Science in Nicoletto Vernia and Agostino Nifo | |
| II | Marsilio Ficino's Influence on Nicoletto Vernia, Agostino Nifo and Marcantonio Zimara | |
| III | Nicoletto Vernia on the Soul and Immortality | |
| IV | Nicoletto Vernia's Annotations on John of Jandun's De anima | |
| V | Plato and Aristotle in the Thought of Agostino Nifo (ca. 1470-1538) | |
| VI | Agostino Nifo and Neoplatonism | |
| VII | Agostino Nifo's Early Views on Immortality | |
| VIII | Agostino Nifo's De sensu agente | |
| IX | Antonio Trombetta and Agostino Nifo on Averroes and Intelligible Species: A Philosophical Dispute at the University of Padua | |
| X | Pier Nicola Castellani and Agostino Nifo on Averroes' Doctrine of the Agent Intellect | |
| XI | Agostino Nifo and Saint Thomas Aquinas | |
| XII | John of Jandun and Agostino Nifo on Human Felicity (status) | |
| Index Manuscriptorum | |
| Index | |
