Sperone Speroni (1500-1588) and the Rebirth of Sophistry in the Italian Renaissance

Projektinformationen

SPERONI

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 659644

DOI 10.3030/659644

Das Projekt endete am 15 November 2016

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 17 März 2015

Startdatum 1 September 2015

Enddatum 31 August 2017

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Gesamtkosten € 180 277,20

EU-Beitrag € 180 277,20

Koordiniert durch

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA
Italy

Ziel

This two-year research project aims to analyze the works of Sperone Speroni degli Alvarotti (Padua 1500–1588), his re-evaluation of ancient sophistic perspectives and his legacy in the early modern age. Speroni was one of the most important protagonists of the Renaissance debate on language and logic as well as civil and speculative philosophy. Educated as an Aristotelian, he eventually developed a distinctive philosophy and was the first to challenge Plato’s (327-447 BCE) condemnation of sophists. Despite the fact that Speroni was a central figure of Renaissance philosophy and literature in the vernacular, he is one of the most neglected authors in scholarly production. Furthermore, scholars have considered Speroni’s interest in ancient sophists as a marginal aspect of his philosophy and have disregarded the paramount role of the period’s vernacular writing on sophistry that began with his works and spread throughout sixteenth-century Italy. This project will not only contribute to the research on vernacular Aristotelianism funded by an ERC Starting Grant 2013 (ARISTOTLE – 335949) and led by Marco Sgarbi but also fill the gap in international studies with a complete analysis of the subject. Teodoro Katinis, an Experienced Researcher educated in European institutions and at Johns Hopkins University (U.S.A.) presents a research proposal from which the ground-breaking findings will revolutionize the traditional scholarly approach to a crucial period of the history of Western culture. Katinis expects that the development of this project will profoundly impact his career. Thanks to the training provided by Ca’ Foscari University in Venice and to its international network, Katinis will acquire new skills and build fruitful relations with European institutions and scholars. The training, network and publication of the project’s outcomes will increase Katinis’ possibilities of obtaining an eventual ERC Grant.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• humanities › history and archaeology › history
• humanities › arts
• humanities › languages and literature › literature studies › literary theory › literary criticism
• humanities › philosophy, ethics and religion › philosophy › metaphysics
• humanities › philosophy, ethics and religion › philosophy › political philosophy

Schlüsselbegriffe

• Sperone Speroni
• Renaissance
• sophistry
• Italian Aristotelianism
• philosophy
• literature

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Thema/Themen

• MSCA-IF-2014-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-MSCA-IF-2014

Finanzierungsplan

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Koordinator

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 180 277,20
• Adresse: DORSODURO 3246 ; 30123 Venezia ; Italien
• Region: Nord-Est › Veneto › Venezia
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 180 277,20