Exploiting Thomas: Renaissance Thinkers, Aquinas, and Aristotle’s Piety
Between the fifteenth and the seventeenth centuries, philosophers of different traditions and schools contributed to an evolution in the relationship between Thomism and Aristotelianism. The lively debates within the Aristotelian world and the alternatives offered by Platonism were important factors...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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Edizioni Studio Domenicano
2017
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Divus Thomas
Year: 2017, Volume: 120, Issue: 2, Pages: 89-105 |
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| Summary: | Between the fifteenth and the seventeenth centuries, philosophers of different traditions and schools contributed to an evolution in the relationship between Thomism and Aristotelianism. The lively debates within the Aristotelian world and the alternatives offered by Platonism were important factors in determining these philosophical novelties. In particular, the controversy over the possible advantages granted by pagan philosophers to Christianity imposed to both supporters of Plato and Aristotle the necessity of obtaining the important endorsement of Aquinas as an auctoritas. This article discusses some strategic uses of Thomas Aquinas’s writings in the context of the Renaissance debate on Plato and Aristotle, focusing on the selected examples of Bessarion and Liceti. Tra il quindicesimo e il diciasettesimo secolo, filosofi di diverse scuole contribuirono a modificare il tradizionale rapporto tra Aristotelismo e Tomismo. I vivaci dibattiti all’interno dello stesso mondo aristotelico e le alternative offerte dal Platonismo furono fattori importanti nel determinare questi sviluppi, e in particolare la controversia sui possibili vantaggi garantiti dai filosofi pagani al Cristianesimo impose alle diverse parti in lotta la necessità di ottenere l’appoggio autorevole di Tommaso. Questo articolo discute alcuni usi strategici degli scritti e delle idee di Tommaso d’Aquino nel contesto dei dibattiti rinascimentali su Platone e Aristotle, focalizzandosi sugli esempi di Bessarione e Liceti. |
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