This is a translation of a short text in Latin by John Toland (1670–1722),
with an introduction a... more This is a translation of a short text in Latin by John Toland (1670–1722), with an introduction and annotations. Toland’s text is a conjecture on the influence of a passage from Cicero on modern printing. The translator’s introduction discusses the theories mentioned by Toland, and sketches the background of the text. It discusses Toland’s interest in Cicero and the context of the text’s publication in 1722 by Michel Maittaire, and Toland’s and Maittaire’s intertwined circles of literary patronage.
The papers offers a translation, with introduction and explanatory notes, of John Toland's 1709 l... more The papers offers a translation, with introduction and explanatory notes, of John Toland's 1709 letter in Latin to Baron Hohendorf relating to his discovery of Caspar Schoppe's eyewitness account of the trial and execution of Giordano Bruno in Rome in 1600. Toland, referring to Bayle's Dictionnaire, argues that this discovery removes any doubt about the manner of Bruno's death. Toland points out where Schoppe and the inquisitors had misunderstood or wilfully misrepresented Bruno, and then offers a short exposition and critique of some of Bruno's ideas.
Jakob Thomasius was a well-known professor who in 1670 chose to
address a new anonymous text in a... more Jakob Thomasius was a well-known professor who in 1670 chose to address a new anonymous text in a faculty lecture. The text was Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise (TTP). Five years earlier, Thomasius had attacked libertine philosophers in two other faculty lectures, and now explicitly links those lectures with this critique of the TTP. This article examines the argumentative strategy and structure of Thomasius’ 1670 lecture, in the light of those 1665 lectures, to see what it was that upset the Leipzig professor. Thomasius’ text is a rarity in that it aims to critique the TTP primarily on political grounds, not religious, but this sees Thomasius’ fear of naturalism assume strongly political tones of fear of faction. This article assesses Thomasius’ version of moderate censorship, the link he draws between Hobbes and innovation, his debt to Comenius, and the coherence of his defence of moderate Lutheranism. This article also provides a translation of Thomasius’ heretofore untranslated text.
Review of Fred Powell The Political Economy of the Irish Welfare State: Church, State and Capital... more Review of Fred Powell The Political Economy of the Irish Welfare State: Church, State and Capital. Policy Press 2018
This is a translation of a short text in Latin by John Toland (1670–1722),
with an introduction a... more This is a translation of a short text in Latin by John Toland (1670–1722), with an introduction and annotations. Toland’s text is a conjecture on the influence of a passage from Cicero on modern printing. The translator’s introduction discusses the theories mentioned by Toland, and sketches the background of the text. It discusses Toland’s interest in Cicero and the context of the text’s publication in 1722 by Michel Maittaire, and Toland’s and Maittaire’s intertwined circles of literary patronage.
The papers offers a translation, with introduction and explanatory notes, of John Toland's 1709 l... more The papers offers a translation, with introduction and explanatory notes, of John Toland's 1709 letter in Latin to Baron Hohendorf relating to his discovery of Caspar Schoppe's eyewitness account of the trial and execution of Giordano Bruno in Rome in 1600. Toland, referring to Bayle's Dictionnaire, argues that this discovery removes any doubt about the manner of Bruno's death. Toland points out where Schoppe and the inquisitors had misunderstood or wilfully misrepresented Bruno, and then offers a short exposition and critique of some of Bruno's ideas.
Jakob Thomasius was a well-known professor who in 1670 chose to
address a new anonymous text in a... more Jakob Thomasius was a well-known professor who in 1670 chose to address a new anonymous text in a faculty lecture. The text was Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise (TTP). Five years earlier, Thomasius had attacked libertine philosophers in two other faculty lectures, and now explicitly links those lectures with this critique of the TTP. This article examines the argumentative strategy and structure of Thomasius’ 1670 lecture, in the light of those 1665 lectures, to see what it was that upset the Leipzig professor. Thomasius’ text is a rarity in that it aims to critique the TTP primarily on political grounds, not religious, but this sees Thomasius’ fear of naturalism assume strongly political tones of fear of faction. This article assesses Thomasius’ version of moderate censorship, the link he draws between Hobbes and innovation, his debt to Comenius, and the coherence of his defence of moderate Lutheranism. This article also provides a translation of Thomasius’ heretofore untranslated text.
Review of Fred Powell The Political Economy of the Irish Welfare State: Church, State and Capital... more Review of Fred Powell The Political Economy of the Irish Welfare State: Church, State and Capital. Policy Press 2018
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with an introduction and annotations. Toland’s text is a conjecture on
the influence of a passage from Cicero on modern printing. The
translator’s introduction discusses the theories mentioned by Toland,
and sketches the background of the text. It discusses Toland’s interest in
Cicero and the context of the text’s publication in 1722 by Michel
Maittaire, and Toland’s and Maittaire’s intertwined circles of literary
patronage.
address a new anonymous text in a faculty lecture. The text was
Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise (TTP). Five years earlier,
Thomasius had attacked libertine philosophers in two other faculty
lectures, and now explicitly links those lectures with this critique of
the TTP. This article examines the argumentative strategy and structure
of Thomasius’ 1670 lecture, in the light of those 1665 lectures, to
see what it was that upset the Leipzig professor. Thomasius’ text is a
rarity in that it aims to critique the TTP primarily on political grounds,
not religious, but this sees Thomasius’ fear of naturalism assume
strongly political tones of fear of faction. This article assesses
Thomasius’ version of moderate censorship, the link he draws
between Hobbes and innovation, his debt to Comenius, and the
coherence of his defence of moderate Lutheranism. This article also
provides a translation of Thomasius’ heretofore untranslated text.
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with an introduction and annotations. Toland’s text is a conjecture on
the influence of a passage from Cicero on modern printing. The
translator’s introduction discusses the theories mentioned by Toland,
and sketches the background of the text. It discusses Toland’s interest in
Cicero and the context of the text’s publication in 1722 by Michel
Maittaire, and Toland’s and Maittaire’s intertwined circles of literary
patronage.
address a new anonymous text in a faculty lecture. The text was
Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise (TTP). Five years earlier,
Thomasius had attacked libertine philosophers in two other faculty
lectures, and now explicitly links those lectures with this critique of
the TTP. This article examines the argumentative strategy and structure
of Thomasius’ 1670 lecture, in the light of those 1665 lectures, to
see what it was that upset the Leipzig professor. Thomasius’ text is a
rarity in that it aims to critique the TTP primarily on political grounds,
not religious, but this sees Thomasius’ fear of naturalism assume
strongly political tones of fear of faction. This article assesses
Thomasius’ version of moderate censorship, the link he draws
between Hobbes and innovation, his debt to Comenius, and the
coherence of his defence of moderate Lutheranism. This article also
provides a translation of Thomasius’ heretofore untranslated text.