Pontano’s Virtues

Aristotelian Moral and Political Thought in the Renaissance

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Av Matthias Roick, Marco Sgarbi

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First secretary to the Aragonese kings of Naples, Giovanni Pontano (1429-1503) was a key figure of the Italian Renaissance. A poet and a philosopher of high repute, Pontano’s works offer a reflection on the achievements of fifteenth-century humanism and address major themes of early modern moral and political thought.Taking his defining inspiration from Aristotle, Pontano wrote on topics such as prudence, fortune, magnificence, and the art of pleasant conversation, rewriting Aristotle’s Ethics in the guise of a new Latin philosophy, inscribed with the patterns of Renaissance culture. This book shows how Pontano’s rewriting of Aristotelian ethics affected not only his philosophical views, but also his political life and his place in the humanist movement. Drawing on Pontano’s treatises, dialogues, letters, poems and political writings, Matthias Roick presents us with the first comprehensive study of Pontano’s moral and political thought, offering novel insights into the workings of Aristotelian virtue ethics in the early modern period.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-08-23
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt467 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBloomsbury Studies in the Aristotelian Tradition
Antal sidor336
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350082175

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IntroductionPart I: The ‘Great Pontano’1. The Storms of Life2. The Haven of PhilosophyPart II: Rewriting Moral Philosophy3. Learned Authority4. Latin PhilosophyPart III: The Secrets of Virtue5. The Rule of Reason6. Beyond the VeilConclusionAppendix 1: Chronology of Pontano's WorksAppendix 2: Chronology pf Pontano's Life and Political EventsAppendix 3: Moral Virtues in Aristotle and PontanoNotesBibliographyIndex

This is a brilliant study of one of the most versatile minds that the humanist culture of Renaissance Italy has produced. Written in a superb style, Roick presents, for the first time, a comprehensive interpretation of Pontano as a political actor, diplomat, and philosopher, whose work can be seen as a creative rewriting of Aristotelian virtue ethics. To understand the world of Pontano, Roick has crossed different fields of inquiry including philosophy, history, literature, poetry, and astrology, and his book is an excellent guide through this neglected but important territory of intellectual history. It is thereby not only the first book on Pontano as a thinker in his own right. It also makes a convincing case for the inclusion of Renaissance humanism in the study of moral and political philosophy in early-modern Europe.