Cosmological and Philosophical World of Dante Alighieri
Subtitle: the Divine comedy as a Medieval vision of the universe
Series: European Studies in Theology, Philosophy and History of Religions ; v. 9
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Frankfurt am Main; New York
Language: eng
Format: E-book
ISBN-13: 9783653049596
Table of contents: title: Florence : the city of faith, art and politics; title: I. Dante Alighieri : science, politics and art.; title: Europe in the Middle Ages; title: Florence : the city and its history; title: Social conflicts and clashes; title: Dante, Guelphs and Ghibellines; title: Political desires of the poet; title: The scientific way of Dante; title: Dante's works; title: II. The Convivio : theology and cosmology.; title: Aristotelianism in medieval Europe; title: The power of philosophy; title: The Noble Lady; title: Cosmological models of the universe; title: The medieval universe of knowledge; title: The hierarchy of sciences in the model of the cosmos; title: The consequences of the division of science into the spheres of space; title: The meeting of philosophy, faith and love; title: Philosophy as a preparatio fidei; title: The Banquet : the struggle of poetry, reason and faith; title: III. The Divine Comedy : major themes.; title: Alone in the the dark woods; title: Inferno; title: Purgatorium; title: Paradise; title: IV. In the Dantesque theatrum mundi.; title: Journey to the afterlife : sources and inspirations; title: Cosmology and geography in the world of Dante; title: The Prime Unmoved Mover; title: Dante's spherical geometry; title: The spiritual nature of the cosmos; title: The world endowed with inherent sense; title: Travel as an act of purification; title: The scandal of existence of the Hell; title: The Gentiles and children : the issue of limbo; title: Cato as a model of heroism?; title: Dante and Ulysses : a pilgrim and an explorer; title: Aristotelianism, Thomism and Averroism of Dante Alighieri; title: The difference of Dante's world; title: Conclusion; title: Bibliography