Blum, Paul Richard

Philosophers of the Renaissance ( Book )
2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 443 libraries worldwide
"Philosophers of the Renaissance introduces readers to philosophical thinking from the end of the Middle Ages through the sixteenth century. International specialists portray the thought of twenty-one individual philosophers, illustrating their life and work and highlighting the importance of their thinking. The book weaves together their stories by emphasizing the unity of Renaissance philosophy in its attempt to find a philosophical method, combine religious and political thought, analyze language, and discuss the practical dimension of philosophy. Originally published in German in 1998, the chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated. A chapter on Luis Vives was written specifically for this English edition; an extensive bibliography introduces the reader to the current research on philosophers of the Renaissance"--Book jacket.

Philosophy of religion in the Renaissance by Paul Richard Blum ( Book )
5 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 290 libraries worldwide
The Philosophy of Religion is one result of the Early Modern Reformation movements, as competing theologies purported truth claims which were equal in strength and different in contents. Renaissance thought, from Humanism through philosophy of nature, contributed to the origin of the modern concepts of God. This book explores the continuity of philosophy of religion from late medieval thinkers through humanists to late Renaissance philosophers, explaining the growth of the tensions between the philosophical and theological views. Covering the work of Renaissance authors, including Lull, Saluta.

Studien zur Thematik des Todes im 16. Jahrhundert ( Book )
7 editions published in 1983 in German and English and held by 171 libraries worldwide

Aristoteles bei Giordano Bruno : Studien zur philosophischen Rezeption by Paul Richard Blum ( Book )
7 editions published in 1980 in German and Latin and held by 110 libraries worldwide

Philosophenphilosophie und Schulphilosophie : Typen des Philosophierens in der Neuzeit by Paul Richard Blum ( Book )
6 editions published between 1997 and 1998 in German and held by 92 libraries worldwide

Über die Liebe, oder, Platons Gastmahl : lateinisch-deutsch by Marsilio Ficino ( Book )
6 editions published between 1984 and 2004 in German and Latin and held by 87 libraries worldwide

Philosophieren in der Renaissance by Paul Richard Blum ( Book )
2 editions published in 2004 in German and held by 81 libraries worldwide

Philosophen der Renaissance : eine Einführung ( Book )
6 editions published in 1999 in German and held by 77 libraries worldwide

Sapientiam amemus : Humanismus und Aristotelismus in der Renaissance : Festschrift für Eckhard Kessler zum 60. Geburtstag ( Book )
4 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in German and held by 68 libraries worldwide

Giordano Bruno by Paul Richard Blum ( Book )
4 editions published in 1999 in German and held by 61 libraries worldwide