Periodic Reporting for period 1 - OTHREN (Othering the Renaissance. Conceptualizing Foreigners, Slaves and Infidels in in Early Modern Political Thought (ca. 1520-1610))

This research proposal focuses on how 16th century Renaissance Aristotelian philosophers in Italy and Spain theorized otherness and dealt with outcasts in their political works. The very idea of political community in early modern political philosophy is based on the view...