Two Aristotelians of the Italian Renaissance: Nicoletto Vernia and Agostino Nifo
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PrefaceAcknowledgementsIPhilosophy and Science in Nicoletto Vernia and Agostino NifoIIMarsilio Ficino's Influence on Nicoletto Vernia, Agostino Nifo and Marcantonio ZimaraIIINicoletto Vernia on the Soul and ImmortalityIVNicoletto Vernia's Annotations on John of Jandun's De animaVPlato and Aristotle in the Thought of Agostino Nifo (ca. 1470-1538)VIAgostino Nifo and NeoplatonismVIIAgostino Nifo's Early Views on ImmortalityVIIIAgostino Nifo's De sensu agenteIXAntonio Trombetta and Agostino Nifo on Averroes and Intelligible Species: A Philosophical Dispute at the University of PaduaXPier Nicola Castellani and Agostino Nifo on Averroes' Doctrine of the Agent IntellectXIAgostino Nifo and Saint Thomas AquinasXIIJohn of Jandun and Agostino Nifo on Human Felicity (status)Index ManuscriptorumIndex
\ BooknewsMahoney (philosophy, Duke U., Raleigh, N. Carolina) traces the analysis of Aristotle and his followers by the 15th-century Vernia and his younger contemporary, Nifo, in 14 previously published and elegantly composed papers. Vernia's broad interests<-->in the nature of motion, natural philosophy, natural science, the unity of the intellect, our intuition of God<-->are described before we turn to his use of Ficino's translations of Plato and the impact on him of the Greek Commentators. The shifting acceptance of Averroes by both Nifo and Vernia, and the larger debate among their contemporaries and their medieval predecessors (particularly Duns Scotus, Thomas Aquinas, and John of Jandun) over how one understood Aristotle, are central subjects. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
