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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...
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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...