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Jan Bloemendal and Howard B. Norland [eds.], Neo-Latin Drama and Theatre in Early Modern Europe. (Drama and Theatre in Early Modern Europe, vol. 3.) Universiteit Antwerpen
Teleomechanism redux? Functional physiology and hybrid models of Life in early modern natural philosophy Universiteit Gent
The distinction between ‘mechanical’ and ‘teleological’ has been familiar since Kant; between a fully mechanistic, quantitative science of Nature and a teleological, qualitative approach to living beings, namely ‘organisms’ understood as purposive or at least functional entities. The beauty of this distinction is that it apparently makes intuitive sense and maps onto historico-conceptual constellations in the life sciences, regarding the status ...
Understanding the Sources of Early Modern and Modern Commercial Law: Courts, Statutes, Contracts and Legal Scholarship Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Génie de la langue: The Genesis and Early Career of a Key Notion in Early Modern European Learning KU Leuven
Eighteenth-century scholars writing on languages were obsessed with the génie de la langue. This rather vague but very influential concept entailed a variegated cluster of characteristics ascribed to a particular language, and so highlighted the distinctiveness of an individual language in comparison to others. Because of this, it is especially prominent in texts of scholars defending their own vernacular language or downplaying other ...
Seafaring, trade, and knowledge transfer: maritime politics and commerce in early middle period to early modern China Universiteit Gent
The role of nativeness in early modern foreign language learning : evidence from teaching materials Universiteit Gent
In this article, we explore how the “ideal student” and “the ideal teacher” of a modern foreign language were depicted in 16th and 17th-century textbooks of the genre of so-called “dialogue books”. More specifically we assess in which areas language expertise was expected from students and teachers and how nativeness, i.e., being a native speaker, was construed as an element of this general expertise. Our insights are based on the structure and ...