The Democratization of Knowledge in Renaissance Italy
Title
The Democratization of Knowledge in Renaissance Italy
Subtitle
The Philosopher and the People
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€ 123,99
ISBN
9789048556243
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eBook PDF (Adobe DRM)
Number of pages
288
Language
English
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15.6 x 23.4 cm
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Table of Contents
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

Marco Sgarbi

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 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.
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Author

Marco Sgarbi

Marco Sgarbi is professor of history of philosophy at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.