Gebundenes Buch

Colonial Scholasticism

Interpreting Nature, Society, and Philosophy in Spanish America

Herausgeber: Aravena Zamora, Abel; Polloni, Nicola

Beschreibung

Colonial Scholasticism: Interpreting Nature, Society, and Philosophy in Spanish America explores the enduring influence of scholasticism beyond Europe, tracing its evolution in the intellectual and educational institutions of colonial Latin America.

Autor

Abel Aravena Zamora is a Senior Researcher and Professor of Philosophy at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile. His research explores philosophical activity in colonial Latin America, particularly in Chile, through the study of manuscript records from educational institutions of the time. He has published articles and books on the teachings of various philosophy masters active in Chile from the 17th to the 19th century. Abel is currently the Principal Investigator of a four¿year research project funded by the Chilean agency Fondecyt¿ANID (2025-2028). Nicola Polloni is an Associate Professor of Medieval Philosophy at the University of Messina, Italy. His research focuses on natural philosophy, hylomorphism, and, in particular, premodern theories of matter and prime matter, combining historical, systematic, and comparative perspectives. His publications include The Twelfth¿Century Renewal of Latin Metaphysics: Gundissalinus's Ontology of Matter and Form (2020) and Hylomorphism into Pieces: Elements, Atoms, and Corpuscles in Natural Philosophy and Medicine, 1400-1600 (cöedited, 2024).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 523g
• ISBN-13: 9781032596747
• ISBN-10: 1032596740
• Artikelnr.: 73778996