Juan Luis Vives woks and days

Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy, 2011

Jacques Almain was one of the most prominent exponents of Conciliarism in the early sixteenth century. He studied the arts and theology at the University of Paris, receiving his doctorate in 1512. Almain wrote extensively on issues of philosophy and ethics. When the Council of Pisa met in 1512, it tried to depose Pope Julius II (1503-1513). When Cajetan attacked the council on the pope's behalf, the university chose Almain to reply. His arguments were grounded in the belief that the church was able to act in its own defense, even against its visible head, the pope. Cajetan replied, but Almain did not live to respond in turn. He died unexpectedly in 1515. John Mair, his teacher, answered Cajetan instead, advocating conciliar supremacy in the church. Life Jacques Almain (c. 1480-1515) attained considerable prominence during his brief academic career. He was particularly important for his critique of papal claims to sovereignty over the church. Born c. 1480 in the diocese of Sens, Almain probably studied the arts at the Collège de Montaigu of the University of Paris. During the years 1503-1512, he taught the arts at the Collège de Montaigu, Collège de Sainte Barbe, and Collège de Coqueret. In January 1503 Jan Standonck appealed to the Parlement of Paris to prevent Almain from moving his teaching away from Collège de Montaigu. Almain served as rector of the university in 1507 and as proctor of the French nation the following year, but he vainly sought a good benefice during the same period. During these years, Almain published works on logic, physics, and moral philosophy. Of these, the Moralia attained the widest diffusion. Henrik Lagerlund (ed.

The book is a well-balanced account at an advanced level of the different facets of Luis De Molina's thought. Solid and academic, properly documented and reflecting recent scholarship, the work shows knowledge of primary sources and demonstrates mastery in the subject. The main contribution of the book is that it presents a valuable synthesis of other research that can be used for further research, and does so in one volume. The book is not an innovative book, and this is not its intent; it presents in a single volume the main points about Molina's scholarship. The internal coherence might be one of the weak points of the book, however. There is some repetition in the different contributions, and if the book is read in sequence, the repetition gets a little annoying. However, this type of book is not usually meant to be read one chapter after the other; rather, one goes to a chapter of particular interest. The parts thus belong together, but sometimes they overlap. The book is written in good idiomatic style, although sometimes the topic is so complicated that it is not easy to follow, which is not a problem of style but of the subject himself. Molina himself was famous for having a Latin style that was very hard to understand. This fame was fully deserved. The book has three very clearly different parts. The third part is particularly interesting, and the most innovative of the sections. The two first parts are the obvious ones, constituting a companion to Molina. Each deals with

Nicholas Hardy and Dmitri Levitin (eds), Confessionalisation and Erudition in Early Modern Europe: An Episode in the History of the Humanities , Proceedings of the British Academy, 2019

The edition of Augustine’s City of God by the Spanish-born humanist Juan Luis Vives (first published in 1522) is one of most successful pieces of patristic scholarship of the sixteenth century. Produced just before the explosive escalation of the Reformation, it remained the key version of the text for over a hundred years. This article analyses the presentation of patristic knowledge in Vives’ commentary to explore how the confessional conflicts affected patristic scholarship. It argues that Vives’ work survived the confessional pressures relatively unscathed because it made Augustine’s work manageable and accessible across confessional parties. In doing so it seeks to highlight the importance of confessional silence in the Republic of Letters as a strategy to confront the pressures of confessionalisation.

2016

espanolEl presente articulo analiza la figura intelectual de D. Adolfo Pons y Umbert (1873-1945), funcionario del Congreso de los Diputados y miembro destacado de las Reales Academias de Jurisprudencia y Legislacion y de la de Ciencias Morales y Politicas. Si bien desarrollo toda su carrera profesional en las Cortes, es autor de una abundante bibliografia centrada en el Derecho parlamentario y en el estudio de prominentes figuras politicas de su epoca, para lo que hizo un uso extensivo del archivo del Congreso de los Diputados, convirtiendose en uno de sus principales expertos. Cabe decir que fue uno de los raros academicos de la epoca que no fue diputado o senador, ni estuvo ligado a ningun gobierno ni a la Universidad EnglishThis paper analyzes the intellectual aspect of Adolfo Pons y Umbert (1873- 1945), who served as a civil servant at the Spanish Congress and was a relevant member of the Royal Academies of Jurisprudence and Legislation, and Moral and Political Sciences. His pro...

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espanolEstudio de los principios eticos que justifican los postulados politicos de Juan Luis Vives. El autor espanol se revela con un pedagogo preocupado por los aspectos practicos de la politica mas que por la teorizacion generalizadora EnglishThis paper studies the ethical principles that justify the political tenets of Juan Luis Vives.The Spanish author reveals himself as a teacher concerned about the practical aspects of politics rather than generalizing theorization .

2015

espanolEste trabajo intenta presentar las ideas politicas de Luis de Valdivia, padre jesuita, que lucho en defesa de la libertad indigena en la America en comienzo del siglo diecisiete. Dividimos el texto en tres partes: en lo primero intentaremos (i) establecer algunos eventos historicos que conectados con las ideas politicas de Valdivia; (ii) presentar a posicion del Padre Jesuita sobre la esclavitud y la guerra defensiva; por ultimo, (iii) procurar resaltar algunas fuentes teoricas que podria influenciar directa o indirectamente sus ideas. En lo final de ese trabajo, intentara quedarse claro como Valdivia procuro resolver un conflicto armado apelando principios teoricos que estaban disponibles en su tempo. EnglishThis study aims to present the political ideas of Luis de Valdivia; Jesuit priest, who fought in defense of the Indians’ freedom in America in the early seventeenth century. We divide the following presentation in three parts, namely: (i) to establish some historical eve...

Revista Portuguesa de Musicologia, 2019

Nos últimos anos foram descobertas novas informações biográficas sobre Pedro Fernández de Castilleja, assim como referências a composições suas aparentemente perdidas, que pertenceram à colecção da Catedral de Sevilha. Graças a estes novos dados, revelados por Ruiz Jiménez e outros, é possível posicionar Fernández num contexto anterior ao que antes se pensava, durante o qual terá interagido com Alba e Peñalosa e trabalhado junto com Escobar. Este conhecimento permite-nos comparar as obras de Fernández com as de Alba na variedade de estilos e técnicas que as caracterizam. Este reposicionamento num período anterior, recorrendo à documentação agora disponível sobre a actividade de Fernández em Sevilha na década de 1490, permite ainda concluir que as obras que revelam características mais conservadoras terão sido compostas muito antes do que se supunha. O uso que Fernández faz, tanto de pontos de imitação regulares, como de tipos mais variados de texturas imitativas e pseudo-imitativas, permanece ainda como um aspecto intrigante da sua longa e invulgar carreira, que abrange boa parte da actividade conhecida de Peñalosa e se prolonga até ao período da preeminência de Victoria. Neste artigo, são também explorados outros aspectos, incluindo a relação de Fernández com o conhecimento crescente da música franco-flamenga na sua época e a sua reputação como professor. O número de obras e de géneros referidos em diferentes inventários de Sevilha revelam que Fernández foi um compositor prolífico, o que em parte pode explicar a consideração em que era tido pelos responsáveis da catedral.

EGA: Expresión Gráfica Arquitectónica, n. 25, pp. 238- 247, ISSN: 1133-613, 2015

A finales del siglo XIII se produjo un cambio en la concepción de los vitrales. De las vidrieras del siglo XII entendidas como retenedoras de luz, es decir cómo superficie mural, se evolucionó a las vidrieras de finales del XIII, entendidas como trasmisoras de luz, es decir como huecos arquitectónicos. Pero este cambio apenas sí se aprecia en el espacio de las catedrales, ya que es atenuado por otras transformaciones de índole arquitectónico. En este artículo vamos a estudiarlo tomando como ejemplo la Catedral de León.