The hedonistic calculus in the renaissance

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Vilar, Mariano Alejandro
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2017
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In his letters and maxims, Epicurus advises his readers to weigh each pleasure and pain since on occasion a small pain should be tolerated to obtain a greater pleasure, and a small pleasure should be avoided if it will bring a greater pain. This idea is commonly known as the “Epicurean calculus” or “hedonistic calculus.” In the Renaissance, the reappraisal of Epicurus implied rethinking the meaning of this calculus according to the parameters of Christian life. Lorenzo Valla’s De vero bono (1431) and Erasmus’ Epicureus (1533) show two different ways in which this measuring of pleasures and pain can be reinterpreted to fit new contexts and meanings. We will focus on the meaning that the calculus acquires when it includes heavenly pleasures and in the significance of utilitas in relation to the measuring of the advantageous or disadvantageous effects of our actions.
Fil: Vilar, Mariano Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
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DE VERO BONO
EPICUREANISM
EPICUREUS
ERASMUS
ETHICS
HEDONISM
HEDONISTIC CALCULUS
LORENZO VALLA
PLEASURE
RENAISSANCE
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spelling The hedonistic calculus in the renaissanceVilar, Mariano AlejandroDE VERO BONOEPICUREANISMEPICUREUSERASMUSETHICSHEDONISMHEDONISTIC CALCULUSLORENZO VALLAPLEASURERENAISSANCEhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.2https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6In his letters and maxims, Epicurus advises his readers to weigh each pleasure and pain since on occasion a small pain should be tolerated to obtain a greater pleasure, and a small pleasure should be avoided if it will bring a greater pain. This idea is commonly known as the “Epicurean calculus” or “hedonistic calculus.” In the Renaissance, the reappraisal of Epicurus implied rethinking the meaning of this calculus according to the parameters of Christian life. Lorenzo Valla’s De vero bono (1431) and Erasmus’ Epicureus (1533) show two different ways in which this measuring of pleasures and pain can be reinterpreted to fit new contexts and meanings. We will focus on the meaning that the calculus acquires when it includes heavenly pleasures and in the significance of utilitas in relation to the measuring of the advantageous or disadvantageous effects of our actions.Fil: Vilar, Mariano Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaBrepols Publishers2017-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/86198Vilar, Mariano Alejandro; The hedonistic calculus in the renaissance; Brepols Publishers; Viator; 48; 2; 5-2017; 305-3220083-5897CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1484/J.VIATOR.5.115986info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/10.1484/J.VIATOR.5.115986info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:43:22Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/86198instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:43:22.792CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The hedonistic calculus in the renaissance
title The hedonistic calculus in the renaissance
spellingShingle The hedonistic calculus in the renaissance
Vilar, Mariano Alejandro
DE VERO BONO
EPICUREANISM
EPICUREUS
ERASMUS
ETHICS
HEDONISM
HEDONISTIC CALCULUS
LORENZO VALLA
PLEASURE
RENAISSANCE
title_short The hedonistic calculus in the renaissance
title_full The hedonistic calculus in the renaissance
title_fullStr The hedonistic calculus in the renaissance
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dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vilar, Mariano Alejandro
author Vilar, Mariano Alejandro
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv DE VERO BONO
EPICUREANISM
EPICUREUS
ERASMUS
ETHICS
HEDONISM
HEDONISTIC CALCULUS
LORENZO VALLA
PLEASURE
RENAISSANCE
topic DE VERO BONO
EPICUREANISM
EPICUREUS
ERASMUS
ETHICS
HEDONISM
HEDONISTIC CALCULUS
LORENZO VALLA
PLEASURE
RENAISSANCE
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In his letters and maxims, Epicurus advises his readers to weigh each pleasure and pain since on occasion a small pain should be tolerated to obtain a greater pleasure, and a small pleasure should be avoided if it will bring a greater pain. This idea is commonly known as the “Epicurean calculus” or “hedonistic calculus.” In the Renaissance, the reappraisal of Epicurus implied rethinking the meaning of this calculus according to the parameters of Christian life. Lorenzo Valla’s De vero bono (1431) and Erasmus’ Epicureus (1533) show two different ways in which this measuring of pleasures and pain can be reinterpreted to fit new contexts and meanings. We will focus on the meaning that the calculus acquires when it includes heavenly pleasures and in the significance of utilitas in relation to the measuring of the advantageous or disadvantageous effects of our actions.
Fil: Vilar, Mariano Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
description In his letters and maxims, Epicurus advises his readers to weigh each pleasure and pain since on occasion a small pain should be tolerated to obtain a greater pleasure, and a small pleasure should be avoided if it will bring a greater pain. This idea is commonly known as the “Epicurean calculus” or “hedonistic calculus.” In the Renaissance, the reappraisal of Epicurus implied rethinking the meaning of this calculus according to the parameters of Christian life. Lorenzo Valla’s De vero bono (1431) and Erasmus’ Epicureus (1533) show two different ways in which this measuring of pleasures and pain can be reinterpreted to fit new contexts and meanings. We will focus on the meaning that the calculus acquires when it includes heavenly pleasures and in the significance of utilitas in relation to the measuring of the advantageous or disadvantageous effects of our actions.
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