Rebellion und Bändigung der Lust: Dialogische Inszenierung konkurrierender Konzepte vom glücklichen Leben (1460-1540) (Frühe Neuzeit, 88)

by Claudia Schmitz

The subject of this study is a moral philosophical debate of the early modern age centering around eudemonia or happiness in earthly life. Combined with this was an upgrading of pleasure (voluptas) and a new interest in Epicure. The aim is not a doxographic presentation of different philosophical positions, but the analysis of their textual enactment. The review of Latin and vernacular texts indicates a context of discussion in which advocates of a pleasurable or virtuous life do not collide head on, but rather enter into complicated alliances.

360 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004