De anima intelligente : Theories of Cognition in Jesuit Parisian Course Notes (1564-1610) : Theories of Cognition in Jesuit Parisian Course Notes (1564–1610)(History of Early Modern Educational Thought 8)

Long overlooked and often misunderstood, Renaissance philosophy has been described by Dame Frances A. Yates as a “no man’s land” between the medieval and the modern. While standard narratives tend to leap from the end of scholasticism to the dawn of modern philosophy, this book pauses to ask: what happened in between? Focusing on Jesuit classrooms in 16th-century Paris, it uncovers the theories of cognition taught to generations of students. In doing so, it brings to light a vital—yet often forgotten—chapter in the history of ideas, revealing how Renaissance scholasticism helped shape the intellectual foundations of the modern age.