Boccaccio the Philosopher

An Epistemology of the Decameron

Gebonden Engels 2017 9783319651149
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This book explores the tangled relationship between literary production and epistemological foundation as exemplified in one of the masterpieces of Italian literature. Filippo Andrei argues that Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron has a significant though concealed engagement with philosophy, and that the philosophical implications of its narratives can be understood through an epistemological approach to the text. He analyzes the influence of Dante, Petrarch, Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle, and other classical and medieval thinkers on Boccaccio's attitudes towards ethics and knowledge-seeking.  Beyond providing an epistemological reading of the Decameron, this book also evaluates how a theoretical reflection on the nature of rhetoric and poetic imagination can ultimately elicit a theory of knowledge.   

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ISBN13:9783319651149
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Springer International Publishing

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INTRODUCTION: The Language of Knowledge in the Decameron.- Deified Men and Humanized Gods: The Epistemic Character of the Fabula.- Boccaccio's Mountain and the Voyage of the Soul.- The Motto and the Enigma: Rhetoric and Knowledge in the Sixth Day.- Practical Philosophy and Theory of Action in the Decameron.- CONCLUSION. Further Epistemological Considerations and Broader Implications.<p></p> <p></p><p></p> 

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