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

Información del proyecto

SPERONI

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 659644

DOI

10.3030/659644

Proyecto finalizado el 15 Noviembre 2016

Fecha de la firma de la CE 17 Marzo 2015

Fecha de inicio 1 Septiembre 2015

Fecha de finalización 31 Agosto 2017

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 180 277,20

Aportación de la UE

€ 180 277,20

Coordinado por

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA
Italy

Objetivo

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.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• humanidades › historia y arqueología › historia
• humanidades › artes
• humanidades › lenguas y literatura › estudios literarios › teoría literaria › crítica literaria
• humanidades › filosofía, ética y religión › filosofía › metafísica
• humanidades › filosofía, ética y religión › filosofía › filosofía política

Palabras clave

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

Programa(s)

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

Tema(s)

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

Régimen de financiación

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

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2014

Coordinador

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 180 277,20
• Dirección: DORSODURO 3246 ; 30123 VENEZIA ; Italia
• Región: Nord-Est › Veneto › Venezia
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 180 277,20