Chrysostomus Javelli

The volume provides the first book-length study of Chrysostomus Javelli'sphilosophical works. An Italian university professor and a prominent figure in theintellectual landscape of sixteenth-century Europe, Javelli (ca. 1470-1540) wasthe author of insightful commentaries on both Plato and Aristotle as well as oforiginal works in which he laid the foundations of a new Christian philosophy. Inthis volume, a group of leading scholars from around the world guide readersthrough the many facets of Javelli's philosophical corpus, showing the long-termimpact of his ideas on Western philosophical thought. The twelve essays of thisvolume shed light on an understudied yet central figure of Renaissance culture,revealing new connections and unexplored influences. This book is a valuable tool for students and scholars ofearly modern philosophy, classical tradition, and Christian theology, contributing to the understanding of a neglectedchapter of Westernintellectual history.