The project Aristotle in the Vernacular focuses on the popularization of knowledge. On December 4th illustrious scholars will discuss how and why popularization matters in the contemporary world with a special focus on the humanities. Confirmed speakers: Myles Jackson (Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton) Michael Scott (University of Warwick) Peter Galison (Harvard University) Jeffrey Schnapp (Metlab, MIT) … Continue reading
The project Aristotle in the Italian Vernacular: Rethinking Renaissance and Early-Modern Intellectual History (c. 1400–c. 1650) has just passed the number of 100 publications and many more are ready to come in the following months. At this final stage of the project has lead at the following groundbreaking discoveries: (1) vulgarizations of Aristotle’s works were aimed at … Continue reading
The Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage at Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia invites applications for a fellowship in: Aristotle and Women in Renaissance in Renaissance Italy (M-FIL/06). To serve as a research fellow on the ERC-funded Starting Investigator Grant ‘Aristotle in the Italian Vernacular: Rethinking Renaissance and Early-Modern Intellectual History (c. 1400-c. 1650)’ led by … Continue reading
Summary: Aristotle in the Italian Vernacular: Rethinking Renaissance and Early-Modern Intellectual History (c. 1400–c. 1650). Panel 1 Description: Papers by Cotugno, Refe and Ribaudo Start: 2016-03-31 13:30:00-04:00 End: 2016-03-31 15:00:00-04:00 Location: RSA, Park Plaza, Longfellow room, 4th floor Cotugno: This paper focuses on the Paduan philosopher and man of letters Sperone Speroni (1500-1588), who played … Continue reading
Italian Studies at the University of Warwick is seeking a postdoctoral Research Fellow as part of the ERC-funded Starting Investigator Grant on ‘Aristotle in the Italian Vernacular: Rethinking Renaissance and Early-Modern Intellectual History (c. 1400-c. 1650)’. The project is a collaboration between the University of Ca’ Foscari, Venice (Dipartimento di Filosofia e Beni Culturali) and … Continue reading
edited by David A. Lines ed Eugenio Refini Summary: Quando nei primi anni Quaranta del Cinquecento Sperone Speroni rivendica l’urgenza di rendere accessibili nelle lingue volgari le opere della tradizione filosofica antica, l’idea stessa di un «Aristotele fatto volgare» continua a generare reazioni controverse, animate da posizioni contrastanti sui rapporti tra lingua e cultura, forma … Continue reading
The Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage at Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia invites applications for a fellowship in: Vernacular Astronomy and Meteorology in Renaissance Italy (M-FIL/06). The post doc fellow is funded by the ERC Starting Grant – 335949 Aristotle (PI Prof. Marco Sgarbi) Abstract: Post-doc will devote his/her research to the study of astrology … Continue reading
If you click on the name or on the title of the paper of each speakers you can watch the videos of the conference! 21 Settembre 2015 Sessione mattutina 9:00-13:00 Marco Sgarbi / David Lines – Introduzione ai lavori Mirko Tavoni – Dante inventore della lingua italiana Bernhard Huß – Aristotelismo e petrarchismo: Una relazione complessa nell’ambito dell’Accademia … Continue reading
First international conference of the ERC project Aristotle in the Italian Vernacular: Rethinking Renaissance and Early-Modern Intellectual History (c. 1400–c. 1650. Participants: Marco Sgarbi; Mirko Tavoni; Bernhard Huß; Nicolas Stone Villani; Gigliola Fragnito; Tiziano Zanato; Alessio Cotugno; Teodoro Katinis; Amedeo Quondam; Laura Refe; Stefano Gulizia; Valentina Lepri; Cecilia Muratori; David Lines; Simon Gilson; Anna Laura … Continue reading
