At the dawn of modernity, Montaigne stresses the multiplicity of laws and of customs and the obscure basis of law, while Bruno draws attention particularly to their ability to cement human communities. The question of the relationship between law, ethics and customs is answered differently by the two thinkers, albeit with the occasional concordance, but both invite us to reflect on the relationship between man and nature, and on whether laws represent a strengthening or an adulteration of nature.
Ethics and law in Montaigne and Bruno / Carbone, Raffaele. - (2021), pp. 219-239. (Intervento presentato al convegno From Wittenberg to Rome, and Beyond Giordano Bruno: Will, Power, and Being Law, Philosophy, and Theology in the Early Modern Era tenutosi a Tours / Wittenberg nel 2018) [10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-10448-3.p.0219].
Ethics and law in Montaigne and Bruno
Raffaele Carbone
2021
Abstract
At the dawn of modernity, Montaigne stresses the multiplicity of laws and of customs and the obscure basis of law, while Bruno draws attention particularly to their ability to cement human communities. The question of the relationship between law, ethics and customs is answered differently by the two thinkers, albeit with the occasional concordance, but both invite us to reflect on the relationship between man and nature, and on whether laws represent a strengthening or an adulteration of nature.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
