Humanism in an age of science : the Amsterdam Athenaeum in the golden age, 1632-1704 / by Miert, Dirk van

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- Part I -- A History -- Introduction -- The university that was never founded -- The myth of the wise merchant -- A scarcity of sources -- The historiography of Athenaeum and University -- Research question -- Structure of this book -- Editorial principles -- Chapter One -- Higher Education in the Low Countries -- Foundations -- A nursery for the state -- A nursery for the church -- Advantages for the city -- Advantages for the parents -- The specific function of an illustrious school -- The practical utility of knowledge -- The controversial start of the Amsterdam Athenaeum -- Chapter Two -- An Amsterdam Cortege -- The inauguration of the Illustrious School -- The first period: "The illustrious beginning" -- The second period -- The third period -- Conclusion -- Part II -- Teaching Practices -- Chapter Three -- Private teaching -- Introduction -- Variables in private teaching -- Regular and non-regular students -- Regular and non-regular teachers -- Conclusion -- Chapter Four -- Public teaching -- Introduction -- The lectio publica -- Praelectiones and lectiones publicae -- Audience composition -- Conclusions -- Chapter Five -- Semi-public teaching -- Introduction -- The disputation -- The practice oration -- Practical education -- Conclusion -- Chapter Six -- Holidays, timetables and absences -- Introduction -- The academic year -- Series Lectionum -- Absences -- Conclusion -- Part III -- The Contents of Teaching -- Chapter Seven -- The arts I: the rhetorical subjects -- Introduction -- History and eloquence -- Oriental languages -- Conclusions -- Chapter Eight -- The arts II: the philosophical subjects -- General introduction -- Three periods: Barlaeus, Senguerdius and De Raei -- Logic -- Physics and mathematics -- Moral philosophy -- Philosophy at the Athenaeum: conclusion -- Chapter Nine -- The teaching of law -- Introduction -- The first period -- The second period -- The third period -- Conclusion -- Chapter Ten -- The teaching of medicine -- Introduction -- Developments in medicine -- The Amsterdam medical world -- Premature plans -- Senguerdius (16488211;1667) -- Blasius (16608211;1685) -- Bernagie (16928211;1699) -- Conclusion -- Chapter Eleven -- The teaching of theology -- Introduction -- The Athenaeum and the Remonstrant Seminary -- The Athenaeum and the other religious denominations -- Theological ideas in teaching prior to Van Leeuwen -- Gerbrandus van Leeuwen -- Conclusion -- Part IV -- Conclusion and Appendices -- Chapter Twelve -- Conclusion -- Introduction -- The Athenaeum as a traditional institute of higher education -- The Athenaeum as a city venture -- The Athenaeum in the academic landscape -- The Athenaeum: humanism in an age of science -- Appendix 1: Timeline of professors -- Appendix 2: Geographical origins of students defending disputations, 16508211;1670 -- Appendix 3: Easter and Pentecost holidays at the Athenaeum -- Sources -- Unpublished sources -- Municipal archives and state archives -- University Libraries (manuscript letters) -- Published sources.…”
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Renaissance humanism and ethnicity before race : the Irish and the English in the seventeenth century. by Campbell, Ian

Table of Contents: “…Two problems in the history of Irish humanism and ethnicity; 2. English humanism against Gaelic Irish society; 3. …”
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Renaissance humanism and ethnicity before race : the Irish and the English in the seventeenth century / by Campbell, Ian

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Defining race -- Two problems in the history of Irish humanism and ethnicity -- English humanism against Gaelic Irish society -- Gaelic humanism against English Irish society -- Humanists and genealogists on nobility and the human body -- Irish doctors and theologians on heredity and the human soul -- Irish Enlightenment, human societies, and human bodies.…”
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A Turkic medical treatise from Islamic Central Asia. A critical edition of a seventeenth-century Chagatay work by Subhan Quli Khan /

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Spektakuläre Experimente : Praktiken der Evidenzproduktion im 17. Jahrhundert /

Subjects: “…Science and the humanities History 17th century Congresses.…”
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Mercury, Mining, and Empire : the Human and Ecological Cost of Colonial Silver Mining in the Andes. by Robins, Nicholas A.

Table of Contents: “…Connecting the Drops:The Wider Human and Environmental Costs; 5. From Corrosion to Collapse:The Destruction of Native Communities; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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The brain takes shape : an early history / by Martensen, Robert L.

Table of Contents: “…Bodies, words, and images -- Matter, spirit, and the heart -- The human mind and "gland H" : Cartesian models of mind, brain, and nerves -- When the brain came out of the skull -- Body of witnesses -- Toward a new physiology of human conduct -- The transformation of Eve -- Mind without brain : John Locke, Thomas Sydenham, and the constitutional body of the British Enlightenment -- On the persistence of the cerebral body and its alternatives.…”
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State of nature or Eden? : Thomas Hobbes and his contemporaries on the natural condition of human beings / by Thornton, Helen, 1964-

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The two intellectual worlds of John Locke : man, person, and spirits in the essay / by Yolton, John W.

Subjects: “…Locke, John, 1632-1704. Essay concerning human understanding.…”
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Realism and role-play : the human figure in French art from Callot to the brothers Le Nain / by Knowles, Marika Takanishi

Subjects: “…Human beings in art.…”
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Theaters of Anatomy : Students, Teachers, and Traditions of Dissection in Renaissance Venice / by Klestinec, Cynthia

Subjects: “…Human dissection Italy History 17th century.…”
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Staging anatomies : dissection and spectacle in early Stuart tragedy / by Nunn, Hillary M., 1968-

Table of Contents: “…The life of the city : bodies and boundaries in early Stuart London -- The dead in action : the uses of lifeless flesh on the early Stuart stage -- Lethal passivity : perspective, painting, and the staging of female bodies -- Believing your eyes : witnessing, blindings, and staged violence -- The dramatic spectacle of human anatomy.…”
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Environmental degradation in Jacobean drama / by Boehrer, Bruce Thomas

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Vernacular bodies : the politics of reproduction in early modern England / by Fissell, Mary Elizabeth

Subjects: “…Human reproduction Social aspects England History 17th century.…”
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The monster in the machine : magic, medicine, and the marvelous in the time of the scientific revolution / by Hanafi, Zakiya, 1959-

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Figuring modesty in feminist discourse across the Americas, 1633-1700 / by Harvey, Tamara, 1966-

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Dissenting bodies : corporealities in early New England / by Finch, Martha L.

Subjects: “…Human body Social aspects Massachusetts History 17th century.…”
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Involuntary confessions of the flesh in early modern France / by Peterson, Nora Martin

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Quick cattle and dying wishes : people and their animals in early modern England / by Fudge, Erica

Subjects: “…Human-animal relationships England History 17th century.…”
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Fleshing out surfaces : skin in French art and medicine, 1650-1850 / by Fend, Mechthild

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