Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Intellectual Context: The Conditions of Enquiry: 1. Manuscripts John F. D'Amico; 2. Printing and censorship Paul F. Grendler; 3. The Renaissance concept of philosophy Cesare Vasoli; 4. Translation, terminology and style in philosophical discourse Brain P. Copenhaver; 5. Humanism Paul Oskar Kristeller; Part II. Philosophy and its Parts: Logic and Language: 6. Traditional logic E. J. Ashworth; 7. Humanistic logic Lisa Jardine; Part III. Natural Philosophy: 8. Traditional natural philosophy William A. Wallace; 9. The new philosophy of nature Alfonso Ingegno; 10. Astrology and magic Brian P. Copenhaver; 11. Moral philosophy Jill Kraye; 12. Political philosophy Quentin Skinner; Part IV. Psychology: 13. The concept of psychology Katharine Park and Eckhard Kessler; 14. The organic soul Katharine Park; 15. The intellective soul Eckhard Kessler; 16. Metaphysics Charles H. Lohr; Part V. Problems of Knowledge and Action: 17. Fate, fortune, providence and human freedom Antonino Poppi; 18. Theories of knowledge Richard H. Popkin; 19. Epistemology of the sciences Nicholas Jardine; Part VI. Philosophy and Humanistic Disciplines: 20. Rhetoric and poetics Brian Vickers; 21. The theory of history Donald R. Kelley; Supplementary material; Appendices; 22. The availability of ancient works Anthony Grafton; 23. The rise of the philosophical textbook Charles B. Schmitt; Bibliographies Michael J. Wilmott and Charles B. Schmitt; Bibliography Michael J. Wilmott and Charles B. Schmitt; Index.