His own educational vision was deeply influenced by Renaissance humanism. By the time of his death, the Jesuits were directing 33 colleges and universities. Today there are 112 Jesuit institutions of ...

His particular bent is the relation of Humanism to Renaissance political and social thought. Currently he is preparing a study on "Freedom and Determinism in Renaissance Historians." Because his ...

Studying the Renaissance is also crucial to understanding contemporary debates centered on post-humanism, trans-humanism, technological humanism, and the various critiques of humanism, all of which ...

I trace these concepts to Italian Renaissance humanism and the emergence of the author as entrepreneur. My exploration of the role of authorship proceeds in three parts: historical, doctrinal ...

Research interests include sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature and culture; Renaissance humanism and rhetoric; early modern literature and science; literature and medicine; contemporary ...