This is a fine, informative, and engaging treatment of a fascinating subject, and one of the best of the "Cambridge Companion" series that the present reviewer has had the pleasure of perusing...In summary, this treatment of Renaissance philosophy is a fine and engaging one and one that anyone interested in the wide range of subjects it covers will surely welcome. All of the chapters are of quite a high quality, accessible while still being scholarly, and extremely informative."
(Sixteenth Century Journal, Jon Balserak, University of Bristol- England)
Table of Contents
Part I. Continuity and Revival:
1. Introduction James Hankins
2. The philosopher and Renaissance culture Robert Black
3. Humanism, scholasticism and Renaissance philosophy James Hankins
4. Continuity and change in the Aristotelian tradition Luca Bianchi
5. The revival of Platonic philosophy Christopher S. Celenza
6. The revival of Hellenistic philosophies Jill Kraye
7. Arabic philosophy and Averroism Dag Nikolaus Hasse
8. How to do magic and why: philosophical prescriptions Brian Copenhaver
Part II. Towards Modern Philosophy:
9. Nicholas of Cusa and modern philosophy Dermot Moran
10. Lorenzo Valla and the rise of human dialectic Lodi Nauta
11. The immortality of the soul Paul Richard Blum
12. Philosophy and the crisis of religion Peter Harrison
13. Hispanic scholastic philosophy John P. Doyle
14. New visions of the cosmos Miguel Granada
15. Organization of knowledge Ann M. Blair
16. Humanistic and scholastic ethics David Lines
17. The problem of the Prince Eric Nelson
18. The significance of renaissance philosophy James Hankins
Appendices: 1. Chronology
2. Short biographies of Renaissance philosophers.
