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Renaissance: The Renaissance was a period of cultural and intellectual flowering in Europe from the 14th to the 16th centuries. It was characterized by a revival of interest in classical learning and culture, and by a new emphasis on individualism and humanism. See also Humanism, Individualism, History, Historiography, Learning, Culture, Education, Ancient philosophy, Art, Aesthetics._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Vilém Flusser on Renaissance - Dictionary of Arguments
Rötzer I 66 Renaissance/Flusser: in the Renaissance, the world is no longer a plant, but something inanimate in which animate and inanimate things move. Its movement is not growing, but is done by inertia. The field of possibilities is inseparable, but not endless, and within it, it is confronted with impossibilities everywhere. >Renaissance._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Fl I V. Flusser Kommunikologie Mannheim 1996 Rötz I F. Rötzer Kunst machen? München 1991 |