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In defense of common sense : Lorenzo Valla's humanist critique of scholastic philosophy / Lodi Nauta.
| Author/creator | Nauta, Lodi |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009. |
| Description | xiii, 401 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history. ^A797722 |
| Contents | Introduction -- The attack on Aristotelian-scholastic metaphysics -- The analysis of things : substance, quality, and the tree of porphyry -- Thing and word : a critique of transcendental terms -- From a grammatical point of view : the reduction of the categories -- Soul, nature, morality, and God -- Soul and nature : a critique of Aristotelian psychology and natural philosophy -- The virtues and the road to heavenly pleasure -- Speaking about the ineffable : the Trinity -- Toward a humanist dialectic -- Dialectic I : propositions, the square of contraries, proof and argument -- Dialectic II : forms of argumentation -- Conclusion: Valla and "ordinary language philosophy." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-395) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008035603 |
| ISBN | 9780674032699 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0674032691 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | B785.V1144 N38 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |