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Sparks of Reason. Lay philosophy and vernacular rationalism in the Low Countries
2015 || Paperback || Ruben Buys || Verloren b.v., uitgeverij || met inkijkexemplaar
Throughout the late Middle Ages and the early modern period, the Low Countries were home to a vibrant tradition of lay philosophy in Dutch. Sparks of Reason takes a detailed look at this philosophical tradition, with a special focus on the sixteenth century. During this turbulent century, several authors, such as Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert (1522-1590) and Hendrik Laurensz Spiegel (1549-1612), developed a philosophy which was founded on rationality and self-motivation. This "Vernacular Rational...
Cape town between east and west
between east and west
2017 || Paperback || Nigel Worden || Verloren b.v., uitgeverij
This is the first single-volume social history of eighteenth-century Dutch Cape Town. Not only does it consider the elite inhabitants such as the 'expat' officials of the Dutch East India Company and the free burghers but it also includes members of Cape Town's underclasses: soldiers and sailors, artisans, convicts, exiles and freed slaves. At the same time the book positions the town in the wider context of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and stresses its complex connections with Europe, Asia...
Ethics. The Art of Living Well By Means of Knowledge of the Truth about Man, Sin, and Virtue
by means of knowledge of the truth about man, sin and virtue
2015 || Paperback || D.V. Coornhert || Verloren b.v., uitgeverij || met inkijkexemplaar
Ethics, published (anonymously) by Coornhert in 1586, is a remarkable publication for a number of reasons: it is the first work on ethics written in a European vernacular; it is a mature work, appearing four years before Coornhert's death, and summarizes a lifetime of writing and thinking about the good life; it is considered to be fundamentally pagan because of the absence in Zedekunst of biblical references or any direct mention of Christ. Asked why he did not write about such things as the...
Petrus Camper: The Groningen Meteor / druk 1
science, the arts and society in the eighteen-century Dutch Republic
2015 || Hardcover || Klaas van Berkel e.a. || Verloren b.v., uitgeverij || met inkijkexemplaar
'A meteor of spirit, science, talent and activity' - thus Goethe described Petrus Camper (1722-1789). Goethe's words contain all the elements that make Camper such a fascinating figure in the history of science and arts in the eighteenth-century Dutch Republic. This volume sheds new light on Camper's versatility, engagement, and charisma in all fields and disciplines he ventured into and published on. It not only addresses his scientific activities, findings, and opinions, but also delves int...
Duytsche Adagia ofte Spreecwoorden
2003 || Paperback || S. Andriessoon || Verloren b.v., uitgeverij