
The Democratization of Knowledge in Renaissance Italy
The Philosopher and the People
Marco Sgarbi(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
284 pages
978-1-041-18763-9 (ISBN)
Description
The book identifies to what extent it is possible to speak of a democratization of knowledge in Renaissance Italy. It establishes the boundaries of the present investigation within the Aristotelian tradition, and outlines democratization as a process capable of assigning power to people. It deals with how the democratization of knowledge historically is invested equally in ideas from religion and philosophy, involving the same democratizers, moved by similar intentions, employing identical techniques of vulgarization and targeting equivalent communities of recipients.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
436 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-041-18763-9 (9781041187639)
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10/2025
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E-Book
10/2025
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Book
12/2022
Amsterdam University Press
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Person
Marco Sgarbi is professor of history of philosophy at Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
Content
1 Introduction, 2 Tug of War, 3 Figures of Democratizers, 4 Intentions for Democratizing, 5 Tools of the Trade, 6 Communities of Recipients, 7 Epilogue, Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Acknowledgements, Bibliography.