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here the volume - which will be available in November
Carlo Ginzburg has passed away - it is a very sad news, as he re-shaped historiography at large! Some of his work has been translated into many languages and influenced generations of scholars!
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Hyacinto Matthioli as depicted by Marcello Malpighi in his Anatome Plantarum (1675-1679) #histplants #histsci #arthistory #craftingnature #botany #elegance
Very happy to have the proofs of this contribution on Locke's botany for a volume on John Locke and the sciences, edited by Luisa Simonutti and Roberto Evangelista for @brepols.net #Locke #histphilo #histsci #plantstudies #pineapple #essences
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My special issue - Life as we don't know it - is taking shape on History and Philosophy fo the Life Sciences Journal --- more is to come soon! #plantstudies #plantlife #histsci #histphilo #lifescience #nature #buffon #candolle
One of my favourites too: plants in #histphilo #histsci, with a lot of attention on #Descartes! I believe that the intersections between science, #botany and politics are more than relevant and little explored #manipulatingflora
Here my book in Italian works.hcommons.org/records/r187...
Sergio #Landucci has recently died. He has been professor of history of philosophy at the University of Firenze - having published on Hegel, Kant, Spinoza and Descartes, he is an intellectual reference for many historians and philosophers #histphilo #Descartes #Spinoza
A very inspiring seminar by Daniel Garber on Leibniz's mechanistic approach #histsci #histphilo #17thcentury #mechanicism
May 22, 2026 - On this fascinating volume #DescartesLab #17thcentury #histphilo #histpolitics
The discussion is in English - Maria Giulia Sestito and Tyler J. Thomas will discuss the book
Ages ago, I published an article in Italian on Descartes and Machiavelli - works.hcommons.org/records/1m90...
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Fu uno degli studiosi italiani più tradotti e conosciuti all'estero, per i suoi lavori sulle classi subalterne medievali e moderne: aveva 87 anni
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The parallel between Marcello Malpighi's representation of the optical nerve and Gian Lorenzo Bernini's rumpled garment is striking. Cloth, textile, and texture are a clear reference in the work of seventeenth-century anatomists #textile #analogies #histsci #anatomy #texture
L'assenza di una teoria politica nel pensiero di Descartes ha sempre destato meraviglia, sospetti e fraintendimenti; si è giustificato questo disinteresse con l'isolamento autarchico e l'indifferenza ...
On May 22nd (5pm Italy time/11 am New York time) #DescartesLab on a volume on Descartes and politics - Descartes was not Hobbes (but they corresponded) and some fascinating things arose in #Descartes #histphilo #17thcent
Discussants will be M.G. Sestito and T.J. Thomas - in English
Today's episode is one of my favorites among recent topics: a look at the formal French garden, and its surprisingly intricate relationship to philosophy under Louis XIV! (Also look out for a fabulous pun about him.)
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#philsky #gardens #philosophy #podcast
DescartesLab
Peter Adamson
Next season of #DescartesLab is now available⤵️
The first meeting is on Nov.11, 2025 - with Steve Nadler's book on La Forge. Then, we'll discuss Cartesian ontology, Cartesian linguistic and Descartes' politics - a broad array of topics, ranging from science to philosophy and social life #17thcentury
