...more

This open access book undertakes a self-critical reinterpretation of European modernity and responds to the need for a g......more

Explore the transformative power of Romanticism­--where emotion, imagination, and contradiction collide--through the eye......more

A groundbreaking edition of controversial theses proposed by the most famous philosopher of the Italian Renaissance. Gio......more

Written by a team of leading international scholars, this crucial period of philosophy is examined from the novel perspe......more

In 1815, F. W. J. Schelling presented a lecture titled "On the Deities of Samothrace" to the Bavarian Academy of Science......more

In this volume, leading scholars explore aspects of Renaissance Aristotelianism in the overlooked region of Southeast Eu......more

A sweeping history of The Age of Reason, revealing how--although it was a time of great progress--it was also an era of ......more

In some of his most famous works, John Philoponus (c. 490-570 CE) confronts numerous aspects of Aristotle’s philosophy a......more

In 1815, F. W. J. Schelling presented a lecture titled "On the Deities of Samothrace" to the Bavarian Academy of Science......more

Historical Imagination defends a phenomenological and hermeneutical account of historical knowledge. The book’s central ......more

Challenging widespread misunderstandings, this book shows that central to key enlightenment texts was the practice of es......more

Shakespeare’s Theater of Judgment makes a case for the social and ethical importance of judgment in politics, law, art, ......more

In Montaigne: Life without Law, originally published in French in 2014 and now translated for the first time into Englis......more

"Lively . . . excoriating, eloquent . . . We are all Faustians now." -- James Wood, The New Yorker A devilishly fascinat......more

Published in London in 1584, The Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast is Giordano Bruno’s first work of moral philosophy. I......more

Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty and profound wisdom of the Renaissance with Walter Pater’s seminal work, "The Re......more

The immortality of the soul is one of the oldest tropes in the history of philosophy and one that gained significant mom......more

Central to Niccolò Machiavelli’s writing is the argument that a successful state is one that prefers to lose with its ow......more

This open access book undertakes a self-critical reinterpretation of European modernity and responds to the need for a g......more

Si le corps est omnipresent dans les Essais, c’est d’abord au travers des experiences d’un corps singulier, vecues et de......more

First published in 1964, Renaissance & Seventeenth - Century Studies contains essays which fall into two groups. The fir......more

This book illustrates the vitality and diversity of the seventeenth-century philosophers now known as the "Cambridge Pla......more

...more

Discover the fascinating mind of one of the greatest philosophers, statesmen, and writers of the English Renaissance. Th......more

Discover the fascinating mind of one of the greatest philosophers, statesmen, and writers of the English Renaissance. Th......more

This book explores the life and writings of Michel de Montaigne, one of the most significant philosophers of the French ......more

This collection of maxims from renowned Italian historian and politician Francesco Guicciardini offers readers a glimpse......more

This selection of quotes and aphorisms from Italian historian Francesco Guicciardini provides valuable insights into his......more

Erasmus wrote this satirical work in 1509. It is a sharp critique of the hypocrisy and corruption that often characteriz......more

In this dissertation, Hochmuth provides a thorough analysis of the life and works of Theobald Thamerus, a distinguished ......more

A comprehensive collection of the philosophical, scientific, and literary works of one of the most influential thinkers ......more

This compilation of the works of Francis Bacon, a towering figure in the fields of science and politics, offers a window......more

One of the greatest works of moral philosophy ever written, Bacon’s Fables of the Ancients offers profound insights into......more

First published in 1597, Francis Bacon’s Essays have long been admired for their clear, concise prose and incisive obser......more

This book explores the nature of understanding and knowledge, and explains Francis Bacon’s view on the hierarchy of scie......more

One of the greatest works of moral philosophy ever written, Bacon’s Fables of the Ancients offers profound insights into......more

First published in 1597, Francis Bacon’s Essays have long been admired for their clear, concise prose and incisive obser......more

This compilation of the works of Francis Bacon, a towering figure in the fields of science and politics, offers a window......more

This work by Andrea Cesalpino, a prominent Renaissance-era Italian philosopher and naturalist, explores the nature of de......more

Thomas Berkmiller’s Microcosmus is a philosophical and theological treatise on the nature of God and humanity. Written i......more

In this dissertation, Hochmuth provides a thorough analysis of the life and works of Theobald Thamerus, a distinguished ......more

This selection of quotes and aphorisms from Italian historian Francesco Guicciardini provides valuable insights into his......more

This book explores the life and writings of Michel de Montaigne, one of the most significant philosophers of the French ......more

This volume brings together the complete essays of Michel de Montaigne, one of the most influential thinkers of the Fren......more

In this venerable work, Francis Bacon lays out his vision for a comprehensive method of learning that encompasses both h......more

This book explores the nature of understanding and knowledge, and explains Francis Bacon’s view on the hierarchy of scie......more

Originally published in 1531, Marcelli Palingenii Stellati Zodiacus Vitae is a complex exploration of human existence an......more

One of France’s great renaissance thinkers, Michel de Montaigne invented the essay as a literary form. This compilation ......more

Philosophers speak of newly accessed ways of knowing reality as epistemological shifts. This book demonstrates how Shake......more

"Froude’s History of England" is a work of historical literature written by the English author and clergyman Charles Kin......more

This anthology is a companion to Philosophers of the Renaissance, edited by Paul Richard Blum and published by Catholic ......more

The book identifies to what extent it is possible to speak of a democratization of knowledge in Renaissance Italy. It es......more

Until recently, Spinoza’s standing in Anglophone studies of philosophy has been relatively low and has only seemed to co......more

Housing the powers? What powers? Soul powers -- powers that shape the lives of human souls. They may be housed, and exer......more

This volume contains the first critical edition and translation of Barlaam of Seminara’s fourteenth century treatise Eth......more

Central to Niccolò Machiavelli’s writing is the argument that a successful state is one that prefers to lose with its ow......more

This book is a phenomenological and hermeneutical investigation into the nature of historical imagination. Carefully def......more

This study is concerned with Giordano Bruno’s ars memoriae and the relation between his works on mnemonics and philosoph......more

bPeter Adamson explores the rich intellectual history of the Byzantine Empire and the Italian Renaissance./b Peter Adams......more

...more

Are you looking for one of the best classic works in history? Are you looking for an enjoyable, exciting and emotionally......more

Are you looking for one of the best classic works in history? Are you looking for an enjoyable, exciting and emotionally......more

Are you looking for one of the best classic plays in history? Are you looking for an enjoyable, exciting and emotionally......more

...more

...more

...more

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: 176th Anniversary Edition (Illustrated) #1 OF THE TOP 10 BOOK OF ALL TIME -......more

This volume explores the challenges that humanists face from hostile religious traditionalists on its right flank and fr......more

First published in 1964, Renaissance & Seventeenth - Century Studies contains essays which fall into two groups. The fir......more

Augustine and the Humanists investigates the reception of Augustine’s De civitate Dei in Italian humanism during the fou......more

...more

Using new and cutting-edge perspectives, this book explores literary criticism and the reception of Aristotle’s Poetics ......more

Philosophers speak of newly accessed ways of knowing reality as epistemological shifts. This book demonstrates how Shake......more

The magic of the Renaissance embodies a great meditation on the human condition. This book focuses on the contribution t......more