Irene O'Daly

John of Salisbury and the medieval Roman renaissance (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a detailed but accessible treatment of the political thought of John of Salisbury, a twelfth-century author and educationalist who rose from a modest background to become Bishop of Chartres. It shows how aspects of John's thought - such as his views on political cooperation and virtuous rulership - were inspired by the writings of Roman philosophers, notably Cicero and Seneca. Investigating how John accessed and adapted the classics, the book argues that he developed a hybrid political philosophy by taking elements from Roman Stoic sources and combining them with insights from patristic writings. By situating his ideas in their political and intellectual context, it offers a reassessment of John's political thought, as well as a case study in classical reception of relevance to students and scholars of political philosophy and the history of ideas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526109521
• Artikelnr.: 54093795

Autorenporträt

Irene O'Daly is a Researcher at Huygens ING (De Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen), Amsterdam

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 The Roman inheritance 2 Nature and reason 3 Defining duties:
The cooperative model of the polity 4 Political relationships in context:
The body politic 5 Moderation and the virtuous life 6 The princely head
Conclusion Index