Cecilia Muratori Libri

Exploring the philosophical debate on vegetarianism, this study delves into Porphyry's influential work, "On Abstinence from Eating Animals," and its resurgence during the Renaissance. It highlights early discussions among philosophers, physicians, and religious figures regarding the merits and drawbacks of a meat-free diet. Key questions arise about the compatibility of vegetarianism with religious beliefs, health implications, and ethical considerations regarding sentient beings. The text also examines dietary practices of diverse cultures, enriching the discourse on vegetarianism's moral and health dimensions.

This book explores Hegel's interpretation of Jakob Böhme's mystical philosophy within the context of 18th and 19th-century thought. It examines Hegel's historical engagement with Böhme, his dual conceptions of mysticism, and his attempts to clarify Böhme's ideas, positioning him as a foundational figure in German philosophy.

When does Renaissance philosophy end, and Early Modern philosophy begin? Do Renaissance philosophers have something in common, which distinguishes them from Early Modern philosophers? And ultimately, what defines the modernity of the Early Modern period, and what role did the Renaissance play in shaping it? The answers to these questions are not just chronological. This book challenges traditional constructions of these periods, which partly reflect the prejudice that the Renaissance was a literary and artistic phenomenon, rather than a philosophical phase. The essays in this book investigate how the legacy of Renaissance philosophers persisted in the following centuries through the direct encounters of subsequent generations with Renaissance philosophical texts. This volume treats Early Modern philosophers as joining their predecessors as ‘conversation partners’: the ‘conversations’ in this book feature, among others, Girolamo Cardano and Henry More, Thomas Hobbes and Lorenzo Valla, Bernardino Telesio and Francis Bacon, René Descartes and Tommaso Campanella, Giulio Cesare Vanini and the anonymous Theophrastus redivivus.