The relation between things/words, matter/form, thought/language and philosophy/rhetoric was discussed in Antiquity, fx in Plato, Aristotle, Cicero and Quintilian. With the revival of Classical Antiquity in the Renaissance the question rose again, not the least as a specific criticism of a medieval use of Aristotle, especially Aristotelian logic. But what exactly was the point, and what were the implications for the question of the relation between language and truth? This the lecture will address. I will give some examples from the 15th century, especially from Lorenzo Valla and Rudolf Agricola, and at the end I will try to circle in, how these discussions have possibly affected thinkers in the time of the Reformation.

Follow new projects ”in the making”.

Scholars will in LUMEN’s Lecture Series talk about the thoughts behind their ongoing projects.
The one-hour lecture will be followed by a discussion and a glass of wine. 

Students are very welcome!

For a zoom link to this lecture contact teobh@cas.au.dk.