Nous signalons une nouvelle publication à la Sismel Edizioni del Galluzzo dirigée par Jean-Patric... more Nous signalons une nouvelle publication à la Sismel Edizioni del Galluzzo dirigée par Jean-Patrice Boudet, Martine Ostorero et Agostino Paravicini Bagliani. Dans l’Occident médiéval, au moins depuis le XIIe siècle, et dans l’Europe de l’époque moderne, les cours ont été des centres de production, de conservation et de diffusion des textes concernant les sciences de la nature. En rapport direct avec cet extraordinaire intérêt, des savoirs situés à la frontière entre le licite et l’illicite – v..
In this chapter, I first sketch out the broader structures of astrology’s place within the premod... more In this chapter, I first sketch out the broader structures of astrology’s place within the premodern Aristotelian-Ptolemaic map of knowledge ca. 1250–1500. Then I reconstruct the central structures of astrology's natural philosophical foundations by exploring Albertus Magnus's translation-comentary on Aristotle's De generatione et corruptione and related texts.
We will begin Chap. 7 by exploring the influential Speculum astronomiae, whose treatment of talis... more We will begin Chap. 7 by exploring the influential Speculum astronomiae, whose treatment of talismans I will then compare with relevant material in Albertus Magnus’s authentic works and then with Thomas Aquinas. Once again, the patterns—both their harmonies and tensions—will provide the structural foundations for later views on the subject, as we will see in volumes II and III. Natural causal analysis and demonic intervention vis-a-vis legitimacy will continue to be central themes encountered here.
Essay review of Stephan Heilen, Konjunktionsprognostik in der Frühen Neuzeit, Baden-Baden: Verlag... more Essay review of Stephan Heilen, Konjunktionsprognostik in der Frühen Neuzeit, Baden-Baden: Verlag Valentin Koerner, 2020
Having just explored three facets of astrology’s relationship to theology/religion via the rich c... more Having just explored three facets of astrology’s relationship to theology/religion via the rich conceptual structures articulating the central themes of fate, divination and providence in influential works by Albertus Magnus and Thomas Aquinas, we will now examine Roger Bacon’s quite different expression of astrology’s relation to theology/religion. As we will see, Roger’s analysis in Opus maius IV is much more engaged with astrology’s practical dimensions.
Now that I have established the fundamentally similar structures of astrologizing Aristotelian na... more Now that I have established the fundamentally similar structures of astrologizing Aristotelian natural philosophy in the works of Albertus Magnus and Roger Bacon, and analyzed how they both provided the natural philosophical foundations for the practice of nativities or birth horoscopes and for elections, I would now like to develop our understanding of Albert’s views further by discussing some related sections from the companion text to his commentary on De natura loci, namely, his De causis proprietatum elementorum (On the Causes of the Properties of the Elements) which will help us fill in and sharpen the picture, and thereby complete my reconstruction of the basic structures of Albert’s brand of astrologizing Aristotelian natural philosophy.
This is an essay length review of Ovanes Akopyan, Debating the Stars in the Italian Renaissance: ... more This is an essay length review of Ovanes Akopyan, Debating the Stars in the Italian Renaissance: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola’s Disputationes adversus astrologiam divinatricem and its reception, Brill, Leiden, 2021.
nderstanding the history of astrology accurately as 20and 21century historians of science, philos... more nderstanding the history of astrology accurately as 20and 21century historians of science, philosophy, religion, politics and culture poses a complex range of challenges—conceptual and contextual—some of which will be explored in what follows. Many more will be explored in my soon to be forthcoming monograph, Reframing the Scientific Revolution: Astrology, Magic and Natural Knowledge, ca. 1250-1800, volume I of which, Structures: 1250-1500, will soon see the light of day. The twenty some-odd years of
International Journal of Divination and Prognostication
What is the relationship between astrology and divination? In particular, is astrology a type of ... more What is the relationship between astrology and divination? In particular, is astrology a type of divination, as is often asserted or assumed? In both astrology and divination, knowledge and prediction of the future are primary goals, but does this warrant calling astrology a form of divination? I approach these questions by exploring the response of Thomas Aquinas, which was to be extremely influential for many centuries. First I analyze in some detail Thomas’s answer in his Summa theologiae 2-2.92–95; then I discuss two significant sixteenth-century examples of its influence: the 1557, 1559, 1564, and later indexes of prohibited books; and Pope Sixtus V’s anti-divinatory bull, Coeli et Terrae Creator (1586). In this way, we can explore some of the complex historical dynamics at play in the construction of a legitimate astrology in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Nous signalons une nouvelle publication à la Sismel Edizioni del Galluzzo dirigée par Jean-Patric... more Nous signalons une nouvelle publication à la Sismel Edizioni del Galluzzo dirigée par Jean-Patrice Boudet, Martine Ostorero et Agostino Paravicini Bagliani. Dans l’Occident médiéval, au moins depuis le XIIe siècle, et dans l’Europe de l’époque moderne, les cours ont été des centres de production, de conservation et de diffusion des textes concernant les sciences de la nature. En rapport direct avec cet extraordinaire intérêt, des savoirs situés à la frontière entre le licite et l’illicite – v..
In this chapter, I first sketch out the broader structures of astrology’s place within the premod... more In this chapter, I first sketch out the broader structures of astrology’s place within the premodern Aristotelian-Ptolemaic map of knowledge ca. 1250–1500. Then I reconstruct the central structures of astrology's natural philosophical foundations by exploring Albertus Magnus's translation-comentary on Aristotle's De generatione et corruptione and related texts.
We will begin Chap. 7 by exploring the influential Speculum astronomiae, whose treatment of talis... more We will begin Chap. 7 by exploring the influential Speculum astronomiae, whose treatment of talismans I will then compare with relevant material in Albertus Magnus’s authentic works and then with Thomas Aquinas. Once again, the patterns—both their harmonies and tensions—will provide the structural foundations for later views on the subject, as we will see in volumes II and III. Natural causal analysis and demonic intervention vis-a-vis legitimacy will continue to be central themes encountered here.
Essay review of Stephan Heilen, Konjunktionsprognostik in der Frühen Neuzeit, Baden-Baden: Verlag... more Essay review of Stephan Heilen, Konjunktionsprognostik in der Frühen Neuzeit, Baden-Baden: Verlag Valentin Koerner, 2020
Having just explored three facets of astrology’s relationship to theology/religion via the rich c... more Having just explored three facets of astrology’s relationship to theology/religion via the rich conceptual structures articulating the central themes of fate, divination and providence in influential works by Albertus Magnus and Thomas Aquinas, we will now examine Roger Bacon’s quite different expression of astrology’s relation to theology/religion. As we will see, Roger’s analysis in Opus maius IV is much more engaged with astrology’s practical dimensions.
Now that I have established the fundamentally similar structures of astrologizing Aristotelian na... more Now that I have established the fundamentally similar structures of astrologizing Aristotelian natural philosophy in the works of Albertus Magnus and Roger Bacon, and analyzed how they both provided the natural philosophical foundations for the practice of nativities or birth horoscopes and for elections, I would now like to develop our understanding of Albert’s views further by discussing some related sections from the companion text to his commentary on De natura loci, namely, his De causis proprietatum elementorum (On the Causes of the Properties of the Elements) which will help us fill in and sharpen the picture, and thereby complete my reconstruction of the basic structures of Albert’s brand of astrologizing Aristotelian natural philosophy.
This is an essay length review of Ovanes Akopyan, Debating the Stars in the Italian Renaissance: ... more This is an essay length review of Ovanes Akopyan, Debating the Stars in the Italian Renaissance: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola’s Disputationes adversus astrologiam divinatricem and its reception, Brill, Leiden, 2021.
nderstanding the history of astrology accurately as 20and 21century historians of science, philos... more nderstanding the history of astrology accurately as 20and 21century historians of science, philosophy, religion, politics and culture poses a complex range of challenges—conceptual and contextual—some of which will be explored in what follows. Many more will be explored in my soon to be forthcoming monograph, Reframing the Scientific Revolution: Astrology, Magic and Natural Knowledge, ca. 1250-1800, volume I of which, Structures: 1250-1500, will soon see the light of day. The twenty some-odd years of
International Journal of Divination and Prognostication
What is the relationship between astrology and divination? In particular, is astrology a type of ... more What is the relationship between astrology and divination? In particular, is astrology a type of divination, as is often asserted or assumed? In both astrology and divination, knowledge and prediction of the future are primary goals, but does this warrant calling astrology a form of divination? I approach these questions by exploring the response of Thomas Aquinas, which was to be extremely influential for many centuries. First I analyze in some detail Thomas’s answer in his Summa theologiae 2-2.92–95; then I discuss two significant sixteenth-century examples of its influence: the 1557, 1559, 1564, and later indexes of prohibited books; and Pope Sixtus V’s anti-divinatory bull, Coeli et Terrae Creator (1586). In this way, we can explore some of the complex historical dynamics at play in the construction of a legitimate astrology in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
This is the cover for volume I of my forthcoming monograph with Springer. It should appear in Mar... more This is the cover for volume I of my forthcoming monograph with Springer. It should appear in March 2019!
Textes réunis par Jean-Patrice Boudet, Martine Ostorero et Agostino Paravicini Bagliani.
Depuis ... more Textes réunis par Jean-Patrice Boudet, Martine Ostorero et Agostino Paravicini Bagliani. Depuis le XIIe siècle et à l’époque moderne, au sein des cours princières et ecclésiastiques, des savoirs situés à la frontière entre le licite et l’illicite, tels que l’astrologie, la divination et la magie, ont occupé une place centrale dans les pratiques et les représentations du pouvoir. De Frédéric II à Rodolphe II, les cours ont même été des laboratoires d’experimenta en la matière, comme aussi de rivalités multiples et de manipulations en tout genre. Cela n’a pas empêché le développement d’une répression de ces “arts”, dans les milieux de cour ou à leur proximité immédiate, liée à l’extension réelle et imaginaire de ces savoirs suspects.
... vont aussi à tous ceux qui ont participé d'une manière ou d'une autre à la fabricat... more ... vont aussi à tous ceux qui ont participé d'une manière ou d'une autre à la fabrication de cette étude ... Plus généralement, sur les échanges scientifiques au Xe siècle, U. Lindgren, « Die spanische Mark zwischen Orient und Okzident. ... Actes du colloque d'Aurillac, 4-7 juin 1996, éd. ...
Journal for the History of Astronomy 52, pp. 108-10, 2021
Essay review of Stephan Heilen, Konjunktionsprognostik in der Frühen Neuzeit, Baden-Baden: Verlag... more Essay review of Stephan Heilen, Konjunktionsprognostik in der Frühen Neuzeit, Baden-Baden: Verlag Valentin Koerner, 2020
If you're in Venice on May 21st and/or 22nd, please come to our international conference on Marsi... more If you're in Venice on May 21st and/or 22nd, please come to our international conference on Marsilio Ficino's Cosmology!
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Depuis le XIIe siècle et à l’époque moderne, au sein des cours
princières et ecclésiastiques, des savoirs situés à la frontière entre
le licite et l’illicite, tels que l’astrologie, la divination et la magie,
ont occupé une place centrale dans les pratiques et les représentations
du pouvoir. De Frédéric II à Rodolphe II, les cours ont même
été des laboratoires d’experimenta en la matière, comme aussi
de rivalités multiples et de manipulations en tout genre. Cela n’a
pas empêché le développement d’une répression de ces “arts”,
dans les milieux de cour ou à leur proximité immédiate, liée à
l’extension réelle et imaginaire de ces savoirs suspects.