Title:Paolo Sarpi between Jean Bodin and Thomas Hobbes: A case study on the "political animal" in early modern Europe
Author(s):KAINULAINEN, JaskaDate:2009Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:The aim of my thesis is to present an intellectual biography of Paolo Sarpi (1552-1623) by researching three different but intertwining sides in his intellectual activities: natural philosophy, religion and politics. My ...
Title:Passions and the German Enlightenment: The political thought of J.H.G. von Justi
Author(s):NOKKALA, Ere PerttiDate:2010Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This thesis is the first comprehensive interpretation of J.H.G. von Justi’s political and international thought. It demonstrates that the intellectual world of Justi was much more diverse and open than has previously been ...
Title:Portraits of the Nation : stamps, coins and banknotes in Belgium and Switzerland, 1880-1945
Author(s):SCHWARZENBACH, AlexisDate:1997Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Portraits of the Nation offers a fascinating insight into the construction and development of national identity in two multilingual countries—Belgium and Switzerland. This book not only shows that multilingualism was no ...