Greeks And Latins In Renaissance Italy eBook

Studies on Humanism and Philosophy in the 15th Century. The twelve essays in this new collection by John Monfasani examine how in particular cases Greek migrs, Italian humanists, and Latin scholastics reacted with each other in surprising and important ways. After an opening assessment of Greek migration to Renaissance Italy, the essays range from the Averroism of John Argyropoulos and the capacity of Nicholas of Cusa to translate Greek to Marsilio Ficinos position in the Plato-Aristotle controversy and the absence of Ockhamists in Renaissance Italy. Theodore Gaza receives special attention in his roles as translator, teacher, and philosopher,