The Marriage of Philology and Scepticism: Uncertainty and Conjecture in Early Modern Scholarship and Thought

Gian Mario Cao
University of London Press
2019-11-11

<p>This volume, containing revised and expanded versions of eight papers originally presented at the workshop <em>The Marriage of Philology and Scepticism: Uncertainty and Conjecture in Early Modern Scholarship and Thought</em> held at the Warburg Institute in June 2012, addresses the question of uncertainty in early modern scholarship and thought. The eight papers confront an array of problems, texts, scholars and intellectual contexts, from introductory assessments of the nature of Greek scepticism, particularly in its relation to ancient grammar and medieval thought, to in-depth analyses of the semantic family of uncertainty, as well as of the notion of divination; from case studies of the textual transmission, and relevant editorial problems, of Seneca and Lucretius, to explorations of larger debates in the area of biblical philology, with special attention paid to key figures such as Patrick Young, Richard Bentley and Anthony Collins.</p>

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  • Western Continental Europe
  • Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600
  • Ancient, classical and medieval texts
  • Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
  • Western Europe
  • Latin
  • Ancient, classical and medieval texts
  • Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • ancient thought
  • biblical philology
  • Lucretius
  • medieval thought
  • philology
  • philosophy
  • scepticism
  • Seneca

The Marriage of Philology and Scepticism: Uncertainty and Conjecture in Early Modern Scholarship and Thought

Gian Mario Cao

University of London Press

2019-11-11

<p>This volume, containing revised and expanded versions of eight papers originally presented at the workshop <em>The Marriage of Philology and Scepticism: Uncertainty and Conjecture in Early Modern Scholarship and Thought</em> held at the Warburg Institute in June 2012, addresses the question of uncertainty in early modern scholarship and thought. The eight papers confront an array of problems, texts, scholars and intellectual contexts, from introductory assessments of the nature of Greek scepticism, particularly in its relation to ancient grammar and medieval thought, to in-depth analyses of the semantic family of uncertainty, as well as of the notion of divination; from case studies of the textual transmission, and relevant editorial problems, of Seneca and Lucretius, to explorations of larger debates in the area of biblical philology, with special attention paid to key figures such as Patrick Young, Richard Bentley and Anthony Collins.</p>

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  • Western Continental Europe
  • Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600
  • Ancient, classical and medieval texts
  • Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
  • Western Europe
  • Latin
  • Ancient, classical and medieval texts
  • Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • ancient thought
  • biblical philology
  • Lucretius
  • medieval thought
  • philology
  • philosophy
  • scepticism
  • Seneca