The Renaissance Philosophy of Man: Petrarca, Valla, Ficino, Pico, Pomponazzi, Vives by Ernst Cassirer, & 2 more

ISBN: 9780226096049

University of Chicago Press 15 February 1956

Paperback | 413 pages

Despite our admiration for Renaissance achievement in the arts and sciences, literature, and classical learning, the rich and diversified philosophical thought of the period remains largely unknown. *The Renaissance Philosophy of Man* brings together key texts and translations by figures such as Petrarca, Valla, Ficino, Pico, Pomponazzi, and Vives to illuminate three major currents of thought in the early Italian Renaissance: classical humanism, Platonism, and Aristotelianism. By making these foundational works accessible to English readers, the volume reveals significant philosophical facets of Renaissance learning that have shaped modern intellectual history. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}