The Conception of Man in the Works of John Amos Comenius

by Jan Cízek

Overview

This book maps the entire development of Comenius's considerations on man, from his earliest writings to his philosophical masterwork. Although this book primarily offers an analysis and description of the conception of man in Comenius's work, it may also serve the reader as a more general introduction to his philosophical conception.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631678732
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	05/10/2016
Series:	European Studies in Theology, Philosophy and History of Religions , #15
Pages:	233
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jan Čížek studied philosophy and history at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. The author is working as a Researcher and Assistant Professor at the universities in Olomouc and in Ostrava. His main scholarly interest is the history of Renaissance and Early Modern philosophy, the intellectual history and the work of J. A. Comenius.

Table of Contents

Contents: Comenius’s work in view of his conception of man – De rerum humanarum emendatione consultatio catholica – Comenius’s conception of man in the Consultatio as a system? – The conception of man in selected works of the panorthotic period – The conception of man in the works of the preparatory and pansophic periods – The conception of man in the works of John Amos Comenius – Possible sources of Comenius’s conception – Comenius’s anthropology in scholarly literature.

Preface

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