Chrysostomus Javelli: Pagan Philosophy and Christian Thought in the Renaissance

The volume provides the first book—length study of Chrysostomus Javelli’s philosophical works. An Italian university professor and a prominent figure in the intellectual landscape of sixteenth—century Europe, Javelli (ca. 1470—1540) was the author of insightful commentaries on both Plato and Aristotle as well as of original works in which he laid the foundations of a new Christian philosophy. In this volume, a group of leading scholars from around the world guide readers through the many fa...