Ars et methodus
Philipp Melanchthon’s Humanist concept of philosophy
By (author) Sandra Bihlmaier Series edited by Herman J. Selderhuis Associate editor Christopher B. Brown Associate editor Günter Frank Associate editor Bruce Gordon Associate editor Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer Associate editor Tarald Rasmussen Associate editor Violet Soen Associate editor Zsombor Tóth Associate editor Günther Wassilowsky Associate editor Siegrid Westphal
Hardback (Published)
(July 2018)
ISBN: 9783525570593
6.34 x 9.33 inches
Price: $150.00
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A detailed analysis of the development and scope of the Melanchthonian dialectic and rhetoric.
Sandra Bihlmaier constitutes a historical and philosophical analysis of Philipp Melanchthon’s concept of method and philosophy. By means of a detailed inquiry into Melanchthon’s textbooks of dialectic and rhetoric it uncovers the emergence and development of a notion of method which underlies an encyclopedic understanding of philosophy. The work reveals both the traditions of rhetoric and dialectic which Melanchthon builds on in his own works, as well as the Reformer’s own original reinterpretation of these traditions. Moreover, the reinterpretation and transformation of essential concepts taken from traditional accounts is thematized against the background of the canon of arts and sciences, which undergoes a fundamental change during the European Renaissance. The understanding, configuration, and the applicability of this canon is deeply influenced by this original concept of method. Philipp Melanchthon’s concept of method and philosophy is central to the understanding of 16th century definition of philosophy. Melanchthon’s attempt to integrate into a former theoretical discipline, both the aspect of usefulness, as well as a degree of general applicability in human affairs, testifies to the fertility of his philosophical program. Also his project is highly relevant for an understanding of philosophy which transgresses contemporary idiosyncratic categories of philosophical knowledge and draws attention to two fundamental historiographical aspects. First, it cautions historians and philosophers against transferring current definitions of philosophy to works which emerge from different historical, social and intellectual traditions. Second, it raises the awareness of the reader regarding his own understanding of philosophy and of its underlying presuppositions.
- By (author) Sandra Bihlmaier
- Series edited by Herman J. Selderhuis
- Associate editor Christopher B. Brown
- Associate editor Günter Frank
- Associate editor Bruce Gordon
- Associate editor Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer
- Associate editor Tarald Rasmussen
- Associate editor Violet Soen
- Associate editor Zsombor Tóth
- Associate editor Günther Wassilowsky
- Associate editor Siegrid Westphal
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