Tiziana Provvidera
Tiziana Provvidera: University College London (t.provvidera@ucl.ac.uk; orcid: 0009-0008-6169-7709).
Anonimo – Testa del filosofo Giusto Lipsio
The roots of Humanism and Warfare in Justus Lipsius’s ‘Politicorum libri sex’
Abstract: Justus Lipsius (1547-1606) was among the most famed intellectuals in his time, and his thought stood at an important crossroads, incorporating both humanist and late Renaissance traits and precursors of the early modern age. Through the analysis of some passages from the Politica (1589), the contribution aims to underline some significant connections with the tradition of early Renaissance writers, particularly Petrarch and Machiavelli. Although not a seminal thinker in the field of early international law, Lipsius’s ideas and works critically informed humanist approaches to peace and prosperity and the relative discipline of statecraft of later authors, among them Hugo Grotius.
Keywords: Lipsius; Petrarch; Machiavelli; Humanism; Warfare.