1st Edition
Natural Philosophy Epitomised: Books 8-11 of Gregor Reisch's Philosophical pearl (1503)
By Sachiko Kusukawa
Copyright 2010
420 Pages
by
Routledge
420 Pages
by
Routledge
420 Pages
by
Routledge
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Gregor Reisch's The Philosophical pearl (Margarita Philosophica), first published in 1503 and republished 11 times in the sixteenth century, was the first extensive printed text which discussed the disciplines taught at university to achieve widespread dissemination. This distinguishes it from printed editions of individual texts of Aristotle and other authorities. It is presented as a dialogue... Read more
Contents: Translators' introduction; Editing principles adopted; The 4 books on natural philosophy ; Contents page of 1503 edition, Peroration and Book 1, Tract 1, Chapter 1 'On the definition and division of philosophy' (translated); Book 8 'On the principles of natural things' (translated); Book 9 'On the origin of natural things' (translated); Book 10 'On the soul and its powers' (translated); Book 11 'On the nature, origin and immortality of the intellective soul' (translated); Bibliography of primary sources for Books 8-11; Bibliography of secondary sources for Books 8-11; Reisch's index to Books 8-11.
Biography
Andrew Cunningham, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, UK Sachiko Kusukawa, Fellow in the History and Philosophy of Science at Trinity College, Cambridge, UK
'... Cunningham and Kusukawa's masterful rendition of the 1503 edition of Reisch's Pearl, furnished with black-and-white illustrations and a source apparatus, is an invaluable resource for the committed study of late medieval Scholastic philosophy and a significant contribution to contemporary historical scholarship.' Sixteenth Century Journal
