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Renaissance Philosophy
In the Western tradition, "Renaissance Philosophy" refers to the period after Medieval Philosophy but before so-called Modern Philosophy. There are no exact dates delimiting the period, but many would roughly estimate it as spanning the 15th and 16th centuries. Some of the key philosophers are Nicholas of Cusa, Francis Bacon, Niccolo Machiavelli, Desiderius Erasmus, Thomas More, Giordano Bruno, Galileo Galilei, and Francisco Suarez. Some of these thinkers embraced science and the scientific method, while others wrote primarily on ethics and political philosophy. Much of this period can also be seen as a reaction to and growth away from the ideas and schools that dominated the medieval period. See also: Renaissance Philosophers. |
Websites
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| Early Modern and Italian Renaissance
| Source: World Cultures learning resource
Author: Richard Hooker
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| Luminarium
| Description: collection of medieval, renaissance, and 17th century english literature texts
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| Shakespeare's Morals: The Stoic Legacy to the Renaissance
| Author: Ben R. Schneider
Description: This site provides many classic stoic texts, and relates them to the works of Shakespeare.
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| Neoplatonism Online
| Author: Cosmin Andron
Description: Provides a wealth of information and links on Ancient, Medieival, and Modern neoplatonism, as well as specific neoplatonist philosophers such as Plotinus, John Scotus Eriugena, and others.
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