Genealogy of knowledge and delegitimization of universities: the pseudo-Paracelsian Aurora philosophorum

Abstract This article introduces the pseudo-Paracelsian treatise Aurora Philosophorum (last third of the sixteenth century) and focusses on the contexts of a specific genealogy of knowledge presented in this text. It reaches from a divine origin of human knowledge to the universities of the author’s...

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1. Verfasser: Bulang, Tobias (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Kapitel/Artikel
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2022
In: Pseudo-paracelsus
Year: 2022, Pages: 61-72
DOI:10.1163/9789004503380_005
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Verfasserangaben:Tobias Bulang
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract This article introduces the pseudo-Paracelsian treatise Aurora Philosophorum (last third of the sixteenth century) and focusses on the contexts of a specific genealogy of knowledge presented in this text. It reaches from a divine origin of human knowledge to the universities of the author’s times. Here, the transfer of science throughout history is described as a process of continuous decline. The concept of knowledge negotiated by this text is conceptualized not as theory alone: knowledge has a genuine instrumental and practical aspect. The article also presents the principles of the forthcoming edition and commentary of the handwritten and printed copies of the Aurora Philosophorum.
Beschreibung:Gesehen am 03.01.2023
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ISBN:9789004503380
DOI:10.1163/9789004503380_005