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John Case and Aristotelianism in Renaissance England / Charles B. Schmitt

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Schmitt, Charles B., 1933-1986
Published
Kingston, Ont. : McGill-Queen's University Press, [1983]
Copyright Date
©1983
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1 online resource (xvi, 303 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
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Contents -- Preface -- Plates -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I: Aristotelianism in England -- II: The Life and Works of John Case -- III: John Case and His Intellectual Milieu -- IV: Case's Eclectic Aristotelianism and Its Historical Context -- V: John Case on Art and Nature -- VI: Conclusion -- Appendices -- I: Logic Books Printed in England before 1620 -- II: John Case's Will -- III: John Case's Letters -- IV: The Apologia academiarum -- V: Prefatory Letters and Liminary Verses to Case's Works -- VI: The Title Page of the Lapis philosophicus and VII: Case's Tabula: Utrum arte chymica verum aurum fiat?VIII: The Authorship of The Praise of Musicke -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Summary
Dr. Schmitt shows that Case was heir to both the traditions of scholastic interpretation of Aristotle and the new humanistic currents, that his Aristotelianism was strongly eclectic, and that he drew heavily upon Renaissance Neoplatonic and other intellectual traditions in compiling well-rounded philosophical manuals adapted to his age. Schmitt argues that, even though Case was the prime representative of peripatetic thought during Elizabeth's reign, he forged strong links with leading figures in such areas of English culture as drama, literature, art, and music, as well as with important ecclesiastical and political figures. He also contends that Aristotelian philosophy had a much more central position in England than has been previously admitted. Case's position in the scholastic revival which marked late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century English intellectual life is charted, and the historical reality of this revival is firmly established.
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9780773564008 (electronic bk.)
0773564004 (electronic bk.)
0773510052
9780773510050
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-293) and index.
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