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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780438403321

Autore

Sgarbi Marco <1982->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press B.V., , [2023]

©2023

ISBN

90-485-5624-4

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Scientiae Studies ; ; Volume 4

Disciplina

190.9031

Soggetti

Philosophy, Renaissance

HISTORY / Renaissance

History of Western philosophy

Renaissance - Italy

Sociolinguistics

Italy Intellectual life 1268-1559

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Tug of War -- 3. Figures of Democratizers -- 4. Intentions for Democratizing -- 5. Tools of the Trade -- 6. Communities of Recipients -- 7. Epilogue -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This publication 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.