This essay traces the genealogy of the modern sciences de l'homme from the Renaissance Studia Humanitatis to their epistemological refoundation in the Encyclopédie. Diderot's «living unity of the sciences» unseats the Newtonian model, opening the way to empirical inquiry into human nature.
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Chapter Title
Dagli Studia Humanitatis del Rinascimento italiano all’invenzione delle moderne «scienze dell’uomo» nell’Encyclopédie
Authors
Vincenzo Ferrone
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1157-4.03
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Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
Scritture del particolare. Romanzo e sciences de l’homme tra Sette e Ottocento
Book Subtitle
Atti del Convegno di Siena (23-24 aprile 2025)
Editors
David Matteini
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Number of Pages
156
Publication Year
2026
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press, USiena Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1157-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1156-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1157-4
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-1158-1
Series Title
Studi di letterature moderne e comparate
Series ISSN
2975-0377
Series E-ISSN
2975-0229