Modernity and Civil Humanism: Controversies and Perspectives related to Baron’s Work

In 1952, Hans Baron finished his most importantwork, The Crisis of the Early Italian Renaissance,published in two volumes by Princeton Universityin 1955. In this work, the author expounds on theconcept of “civil humanism” which he uses toanalyze the Florentine humanism of the fifteenthcentury, and i...

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Autor principal: Sverlij, Mariana
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia 2013
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Renacimiento
Barón
Humanismo Cívico
Alberti
Renaissance
Baron
Civil Humanism
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spelling I10-R362-article-83852016-08-16T10:55:38Z Modernity and Civil Humanism: Controversies and Perspectives related to Baron’s Work Modernidad y humanismo civil: debates y perspectivas en torno a la tesis de Hans Baron Sverlij, Mariana Renacimiento Barón Humanismo Cívico Alberti Renaissance Baron Civil Humanism Alberti In 1952, Hans Baron finished his most importantwork, The Crisis of the Early Italian Renaissance,published in two volumes by Princeton Universityin 1955. In this work, the author expounds on theconcept of “civil humanism” which he uses toanalyze the Florentine humanism of the fifteenthcentury, and in particular, Leonardo Bruni’s work.According to Baron, Florentine humanists, fightingfor Florence’s freedom against the threat ofVisconti’s Milan, developed a novel relationshipbetween intellectualism and politics. Thisintellectual movement also paved the way formodern thought. Baron’s work has been criticallyreviewed many times since then, especially, bythose who vindicated the continuities between theMiddle Ages and the Renaissance as well as by theones who saw the success that The Crisis wasamong American academia and its influence on theconsolidation of the “American Ideology” in acritical way. This article suggests a revision ofBaron’s thesis and the controversies it has caused inorder to outline the possibility of revising theconcept of “Civil Humanism” from Leon BattistaAlberti’s work’s point of view. En 1952, Hans Baron concluye su obra más importante: The Crisis of the early Italian Renaissance, publicada por la Universidad de Princeton en dos volúmenes, en 1955. En ella, Baron desarrolla el concepto de “humanismo civil”, desde el cual analiza el humanismo florentino del siglo XV y, en particular, la obra de Leonardo Bruni. Para Baron, los humanistas florentinos, en su lucha por la libertad de Florencia ante la amenaza de la Milán de los Visconti, articularon una novedosa relación entre intelectualidad y política. Este movimiento intelectual, al mismo tiempo, abrió las puertas al pensamiento moderno. Numerosas críticas recibió, desde entonces, el trabajo de Baron, centralmente, por parte de aquellos que reivindicaron las continuidades entre la Edad Media y el Renacimiento, así como también por parte de los que han leído críticamente el éxito que tuvo la Crisis en las academias norteamericanas y su influencia en la consolidación de la “ideología americana”. El artículo propone una revisión de la tesis de Baron así como de las controversias generadas en torno a ella, para, finalmente, esbozar la posibilidad de revisar el concepto de “humanismo civil” desde la obra de Leon Battista Alberti.  Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia 2013-11-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuariohistoria/article/view/8385 10.31049/1853.7049.v0.n4.8385 Anuario de la Escuela de Historia Virtual; No 4 (2013); 21-34 1853-7049 10.31049/1853.7049.v0.n4 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuariohistoria/article/view/8385/9256
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topic Renacimiento
Barón
Humanismo Cívico
Alberti
Renaissance
Baron
Civil Humanism
Alberti
spellingShingle Renacimiento
Barón
Humanismo Cívico
Alberti
Renaissance
Baron
Civil Humanism
Alberti
Sverlij, Mariana
Modernity and Civil Humanism: Controversies and Perspectives related to Baron’s Work
topic_facet Renacimiento
Barón
Humanismo Cívico
Alberti
Renaissance
Baron
Civil Humanism
Alberti
author Sverlij, Mariana
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title Modernity and Civil Humanism: Controversies and Perspectives related to Baron’s Work
title_short Modernity and Civil Humanism: Controversies and Perspectives related to Baron’s Work
title_full Modernity and Civil Humanism: Controversies and Perspectives related to Baron’s Work
title_fullStr Modernity and Civil Humanism: Controversies and Perspectives related to Baron’s Work
title_full_unstemmed Modernity and Civil Humanism: Controversies and Perspectives related to Baron’s Work
title_sort modernity and civil humanism: controversies and perspectives related to baron’s work
description In 1952, Hans Baron finished his most importantwork, The Crisis of the Early Italian Renaissance,published in two volumes by Princeton Universityin 1955. In this work, the author expounds on theconcept of “civil humanism” which he uses toanalyze the Florentine humanism of the fifteenthcentury, and in particular, Leonardo Bruni’s work.According to Baron, Florentine humanists, fightingfor Florence’s freedom against the threat ofVisconti’s Milan, developed a novel relationshipbetween intellectualism and politics. Thisintellectual movement also paved the way formodern thought. Baron’s work has been criticallyreviewed many times since then, especially, bythose who vindicated the continuities between theMiddle Ages and the Renaissance as well as by theones who saw the success that The Crisis wasamong American academia and its influence on theconsolidation of the “American Ideology” in acritical way. This article suggests a revision ofBaron’s thesis and the controversies it has caused inorder to outline the possibility of revising theconcept of “Civil Humanism” from Leon BattistaAlberti’s work’s point of view.
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