Aristotle's moral and political thought formed the backbone of
education in practical philosophy for centuries during the classical
and medieval periods. It has often been presumed, however, that with
the advent of the Protestant Reformation, this tradition was broken.
Originally a topic belonging to Roman Catholic polemics, this
interpretation of Protestant relations with Aristotle gradually became
a part of the Protestant self-understanding as well. Lack of
engagement with the actual curriculum of early Protestant schools
allowed Luther's dismissive comments on Aristotle to be taken as
representative of early Protestant teaching. In _The Aristotelian
Tradition in Early Modern Protestantism_ Manfred Svensson shows how
the days of this view as a dominant narrative are over. Between 1529
and 1670, Protestants published around 55 commentaries on the_ Ethics_
and around 15 on the _Politics_, several of these in numerous
editions. In academies and universities in Lutheran and Reformed
territories throughout the Reformation and post-Reformation era, the
exposition of these works continued to form the backbone of moral and
political education. This tradition has, however, largely flown under
the radar and is now for the first time presented in a comprehensive
way. Offering a discussion of the medieval context and debt to
Renaissance Aristotelianism, Svensson maps the relationships between
these commentaries and their authors, presenting their shared
understanding of practical philosophy in its relation to the Christian
faith and offering in-depth discussions of key ethical and political
concepts.
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Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Commentaries on the Ethics and the Politics
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9780197752982
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2024
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Oxford University Press
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Engelsk
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