The Literary Production of Philosophy Professors 16th- and 17th-Century Central Europe: A Brief Overview

Joseph S. Freedman
2021 Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Historia Universitatis Carolinae Pragensis  
The submitted study deals with various types of works written by 16th-and 17th-century Central European philosophy professors. Their intensive production is examined with the use of the following nine categories: 1. lectures, 2. disputations, 3. academic exercises, 4. polemical writings, 5. translations, 6. editions of ancient and post-ancient writings, 7. monographs, including commentaries, 8. auxiliary writings, and 9. other kinds of writings. These categories form the basis of further
more » ... analysis. Europe) during the 16th and 17th centuries, some preliminary comments are warranted. Philosophy is understood here -on the basis of curriculum documents as well as classifications of philosophy and the arts during these same two centuries -to refer largely to (the content of) the following philosophy disciplines:
doi:10.14712/23365730.2020.27 fatcat:asayufyhc5e77bvcxp634l5hei