History of Ideas

Der Mensch zwischen Gott und Staat. Überlegungen zu politischen Formen im Christentum

by Mihai-D. Grigore

Political History, Byzantine Political Monism, Political Philosophy, Political History, Orthodox Church Political History, Byzantine Political Monism, Political Philosophy, Political History, Orthodox Church

Review of A Study of the Life and Works of Athanasius Kircher,“Germanus incredibilis”, by John Edward Fletcher

by Philipp Nothaft

published in "Francia-Recensio" 2012/1

THE MYTH OF ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY

by stanley wilkin

Part of a larger projected piece.

This work is part of a larger projected piece examining the nature of present society through the past and in the... more This work is part of a larger projected piece examining the nature of present society through the past and in the process critiqueing Classical Greek importance to the present day.

Nineteenth-­‐Century Natural Theology, Oxford Handbook of Natural Theology, Russell Re Manning (ed.), (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013).

by Matthew Daniel Eddy

Natural theology came in different varieties during the nineteenth century. It functioned both as a way of seeing... more Natural theology came in different varieties during the nineteenth century. It functioned both as a way of seeing nature but also as a way of being in the world. This essay explores the intellectual and experiential facets of design arguments by focusing on who promoted them and, just as important, why they appealed to so many people on a daily basis. In short, we learn that natural theology was a way of knowing and doing. The essay is structured around three kinds of natural theologians: philosophers and theologians, savants and scientists, priests and pedagogues. Whilst I take care to address well-known names like William Paley and Charles Darwin and classical disciplines like physics and theology, my larger aim is to show the appeal of design to middle class readers and authors (especially women) and to the founders of the emerging human sciences like biomedicine and evolutionary anthropology.

O zaletach umysłowości "jeża": wokół esejów Isaiaha Berlina

by Iwona Barwicka-Tylek

Text in Polish, Summary in English, published in "Krakowskie studia z historii państwa i prawa", vol. 3, Kraków 2010, pp. 257-270.

L'eredità cartesiana. Conversazione con Giulia Belgioioso.

by Simone Guidi

in "Lo Sguardo", n. II, 2010 (I)

Recensione di Igor Agostini, "L'infinità di Dio. Il dibattito da Suarez a Caterus", Editori Riuniti University Press 2008

by Simone Guidi

in "Lo Sguardo", n. II, 2010 (I)

Call for papers - The Inner Revolution (16th and 17th century) [English version]

by Lo Sguardo - Rivista di Filosofia

This tenth issue of Lo Sguardo will be dedicated to the “inner revolution” of he 16th and 17th century; in particular it will delve into the matter of the interiorization of the world” and the development of an “individual interiority” in the period included betweenthe end of the Renaissance and the early modern Age. With this purpose the issue will consider the “psychology of the soul” livering over the role of the “auxialiry faculties” –such as memory, imagination, fantasy – in relation to the notion of apprehensio, to the practice of spiritual exercises and to the concept of homo faber sui.

Accepted languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish, German
Deadline for the delivery: September, 10th 2012

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Engendering Purity and Impurity in Assyriological Studies. A Historiographical Overview (in preparation).

by M. Erica Couto-Ferreira

With Agnes Garcia-Ventura.

Agamemnon on the Battlefield of Leipzig. Wilhelm von Humboldt on Ancient Fighting, Modern Heroes, and "Bildung" through War

by Felix Saure

In: Elisabeth Krimmer und Patricia Anne Simpson (Eds.): Enlightened War. German Theories and Cultures of Warfare from Frederick the Great to Clausewitz. Rochester/NY: Camden House 2011 (= Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture). p. 75-102.

Beautiful Bodies, Exercising Warriors and Original Peoples. Sports, Greek Antiquity and National Identity from Winckelmann to "Turnvater Jahn"

by Felix Saure

In: German History. Journal of the German History Society 27 (2009). No. 3. p. 358-373.

This essay attempts to reconstruct links between the reception of antiquity, notions of the body, and national... more This essay attempts to reconstruct links between the reception of antiquity, notions of the body, and national identity formation in Germany around 1800, from the perspective of the history of ideas. It posits that at the time of Goethe specific concepts of athletes and of competition emerged in the different discourses of aestheticists, historians, anthropologists, politicians and educationalists. These different concepts ranged from Johann Joachim Winckelmann's apotheosis of the Greeks, via the educational theories of the philanthropes and Wilhelm von Humboldt's enthusiasm for Hellas, to Friedrich Ludwig Jahn's Turnbewegung. Within the history of ideas, these all share the impetus to articulate a cultural critique of the present. Just as sports and athletic competitions were integrated into idealized Greek life, they were now supposed to form an important element of the individual and collective existence of Germans in the future.

«Якоже и прародители наши погынуша» : к вопросу об этническом самосознании древнерусских летописцев XI – начала XII в.

by Dmitriy Dobrowolski

// Вестник РГГУ. 2010. № 7. С. 83–95.

The idea of common roots and ancestors seems to be a basic element of ethnicity. However one can found only two... more The idea of common roots and ancestors seems to be a basic element of ethnicity. However one can found only two notices of "our ancestors" in russian Primary Chronicle. Both of them were inserted in the beginning of the 12th century while transforming so-called Nachalnyj svod into Pověst Vremennykh lět. It looks like etnicity had no big importance for Old Rus' literacy men of the period.

(This article is an implementation of methodological principles formulated in: http://rggu.academia.edu/DmitriyDobrowolski/Papers/1587489/_)

Начальная летопись как источник по истории коллективного самосознания Древней Руси

by Dmitriy Dobrowolski

// Диалог со временем : альманах интеллектуальной истории. М., 2009. Вып. 27. С. 43–61.

Chronicles (lětopisi) are the most important form of Old Rus' historic consciousness. However, annalistic narrative... more Chronicles (lětopisi) are the most important form of Old Rus' historic consciousness. However, annalistic narrative structure gave chroniclers scanty possibilities to express their vision of the world, leaving the most part of it non-explicated. Several "review" fragments (eg. so-called preface to Pověst Vremennykh Lět) aren't enough to fulfill the lack. What we need is a thesaurus of chroniclers' opinions on all the basic social and historical problems.

(see also: http://rggu.academia.edu/DmitriyDobrowolski/Papers/1586465/_XI_-_XII_)

From Poetics to the Romantics: Conceptual History of Imagination In Poetry

by Arezou Zalipour

The starting point of the history of imagination in poetry can be traced to the early attempts to define poetry, as in... more The starting point of the history of imagination in poetry can be traced to the early attempts to define poetry, as in Aristotle’s Poetics. My investigation in the studies on imagination shows that there is no comprehensive work on the conceptual history of imagination in poetry. However, there are some comprehensive books that provide a chronological survey of the idea of imagination as it appears in various other disciplines. This paper aims to explore the general developmental trends in the concepts of imagination in poetry up to the Romantic period. The concepts are organized according to features that I consider significant to the conceptual history of imagination in poetry. The survey of available literature in the studies of poetic imagination will manifest the various treatments that poetic imagination receives over different periods of time. In the process, this paper will convey mainly in an indirect manner, the gaps and inadequacies in the studies of poetic imagination in an inside-out history of some of the most significant developments in the concepts of poetic imagination.

Elizabeth Spiller, “Recipes for Knowledge: Maker’s Knowledge Traditions, Paracelsian Recipes, and the Invention of the Cookbook,” in Renaissance Food from Rabelais to Shakespeare, ed. Joan Fitzpatrick (Ashgate, 2009), pp. 55-72.

by Elizabeth Spiller

A Theology of the State from the Baha'i Teachings (JCS vol 41 Autumn 1999)

by Sen McGlinn

The Bahai-library version is older; the PDF has been reformatted and has notes on some additional pubications at the end, updated to April 2012.

The Bahai teachings include a theology of the state, which includes endorsement of the Render unto Caesar principle,... more The Bahai teachings include a theology of the state, which includes endorsement of the Render unto Caesar principle, and an understanding of the role of government in society and the relationship of religious communities and believers to their governments. Human governments are part of the Kingdom of God. This is based not simply on pragmatic considerations, but rather on a metaphysics in which God's sovereignty, and God's self-revelation, and other attributes of God, are manifest in distinct social institutions: government, organised religion, science, and others. This is a surprising theology, and one that might be seminal for political theologies in other religions whose theological traditions include the language of God's attributes and their manifestations in the world.

Locke and the Nature of Ideas

by Keith Allen

Archiv fur Geschichte der Philosophie, 92, 2010, 236-255

I argue that Locke does not provide an account of the nature of ideas. In the Essay, the question of is simply set to... more I argue that Locke does not provide an account of the nature of ideas. In the Essay, the question of is simply set to one side, as recommended by the “Historical, plain Method”. This is exemplified by Locke’s neutral characterization of “ideas” in E I.i.8, and the discussion of the inverted spectrum hypothesis in E II.xxxii. Locke’s attitude towards the nature of ideas in the Essay is therefore reminiscent of Boyle’s diffident attitude the nature of matter. In posthumously published work, however, Locke suggests a more radical view: the enquiry into the nature of ideas is shown to lie beyond the “compass of human understanding” by the enquiry into the extent of human knowledge undertaken in the Essay. In this respect, Locke’s attitude towards the nature of ideas is reminiscent of Sydenham’s attitude towards the nature of diseases.

Review essay of Ben Sommer's excellent book, Bodies of God

by Aaron Koller

Augustine’s First Exegesis and the Divisions of Spiritual Life

by Naoki Kamimura

Originally presented at Western Pacific Rim Patristic Society: Inaugural Conference, University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, September 24-26, 2004.
Published in Augustinian Studies 36 (2005) 421-432.

Introduction
The Audience of the De Genesi contra Manichaeos
The Divisions of Spiritual Life
The... more Introduction
The Audience of the De Genesi contra Manichaeos
The Divisions of Spiritual Life
The Imagery of the Reader of the Scripture
Conclusion

Self-knowledge and the Disciplines in Augustine’s De ordine

by Naoki Kamimura

An early form of this paper was presented at Tokyo Metropolitan University, Ancient Philosophy regular meeting of 2002 organised by Prof. Shigeru Kanzaki and also at Kyoto University, Kyodai Society of Mediaeval Philosophy monthly seminar of 2002 organised by Prof. Shinsuke Kawazoe.
Published in Patristica, Supplementary volume 2 (2006) 85-109.

Introduction
1. Synopsis of De ordine
2. The sapiens and the stultus
3. The core of the discipline “in... Introduction
1. Synopsis of De ordine
2. The sapiens and the stultus
3. The core of the discipline “in uita”
Conclusion