Platonism at the Origins of Modernity Studies on Platonism and Early

commentary, but by selection and accretion. Those inspired by Plato form as intrinsic a part of Platonism as Plato himself—these are the so-called Neo-P- tonists (a divisive latter-day term which implies discontinuity between Plato and 6 his later followe

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ARCHIVES INTERNATIONALES D’HISTOIRE DES IDÉES INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE HISTORY OF IDEAS

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PLATONISM AT THE ORIGINS OF MODERNITY Studies on Platonism and Early Modern Philosophy Edited by

Douglas Hedley • Sarah Hutton

Board of Directors: Founding Editors: Paul Dibon† and Richard H. Popkin† Director: Sarah Hutton (University of Wales, Aberystwyth) Associate Directors: J.E. Force (University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA); C. Laursen (University of California, Riverside, USA) Editorial Board: M. Allen (Los Angeles); J.-R. Armogathe (Paris); J. Henry (Edinburgh); J.D. North (Oxford); M. Mulsow (New Brunswick); J. Popkin (Lexington); G.A.J. Rogers (Keele); Th. Verbeek (Utrecht)

Platonism at the Origins of Modernity Studies on Platonism and Early Modern Philosophy

Edited by

Douglas Hedley and

Sarah Hutton

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Contents

List of Contributors .....................................................................................vii 1.

Introduction ......................................................................................... Sarah Hutton

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Nicholas of Cusa (1401–1464): Platonism at the Dawn of Modernity .................................................................... Dermot Moran

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At Variance: Marsilio Ficino, Platonism and Heresy .......................... Michael J.B. Allen

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Going Naked into the Shrine: Herbert, Plotinus and the Constructive Metaphor .......................................................... Stephen R.L.Clark

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Comenius, Light Metaphysics and Educational Reform (Translated by Alexandra Wörn and David Leech)............................. Jan Rohls

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Robert Fludd’s Kabbalistic Cosmos (Translated by Geoff Dumbreck and Douglas Hedley) ...................... Wilhelm Schmidt-Biggemann

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Reconciling Theory and Fact: The Problem of ‘Other Faiths’ in Lord Herbert and the Cambridge Platonists ................................... David Pailin

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Contents Trinity, Community and Love: Cudworth’s Platonism and the Idea of God ........................................................ Leslie Armour

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Chaos and Order in Cudworth’s Thought ......................................... Jean-Louis Breteau

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Cudworth, Prior and Passmore on the Autonomy of Ethics ......................................................................... Robin At