Giovanni Botero - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Giovanni Botero: Encyclopedia Ii - Giovanni Botero - Works And Thought
By the late 1580s, Botero had already published a few works, most notably an epic-style poem dedicated to Henry III of France in 1573 and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jean Bodin: Encyclopedia - Jean Bodin
Jean Bodin (1530-1596) was a French jurist, member of the Parliament of Paris and professor of Law in Toulouse. He is considered by many ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of Jesus: Encyclopedia - Society Of Jesus
The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu/Jesu (S.J.) in Latin) is a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church in direct service t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Malthus: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Malthus - The Influence Of Malthus
The influence of Malthus's theory of population was very great. Michael H. Hart published a book called The 100: A Ranking of the Most In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Niccolò Machiavelli: Encyclopedia Ii - Niccolò Machiavelli - Works
The best known work of Machiavelli is his political treatise Il Principe (The Prince). It was written in an attempt to return to politics...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Niccolò Machiavelli: Encyclopedia Ii - Niccolò Machiavelli - The Man And His Works
No one can say where the bones of Machiavelli rest, but modern Florence has decreed him a stately cenotaph in Santa Croce, by the side o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - School Of Salamanca: Encyclopedia Ii - School Of Salamanca - Law And Justice
The juridical doctrine of the School of Salamanca represented the end of medieval concepts of law, with a revindication of liberty not ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Malthus: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Malthus - The Influence Of Malthus
The influence of Malthus's theory of population was very great. Michael H. Hart published a book called The 100: A Ranking of the Most In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of Jesus - Foundation
On August 15, 1534, Ignatius (born Iñigo López de Loyola) and six other students (Francis Xavier, a fellow Basque, Alfonso Salmeron, Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Malthus: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Malthus - Principle Of Population
Malthus's views were largely developed in reaction to the optimistic views of his father and his associates, notably Rousseau and William...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Malthus: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Malthus - Life
Malthus was born to a prosperous family. His father Daniel was a personal friend of the philosopher and sceptic David Hume and an acquain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of Jesus - Controversies
The Jesuits have frequently been described by Catholic and Protestant enemies as engaged in various conspiracies. They have also been acc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of Jesus - Expansion
Early missions in Japan resulted in the government granting the Jesuits the feudal fiefdom of Nagasaki in 1580. This was removed in 1587,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of Jesus - Famous Jesuits
Among many distinguished early Jesuits was St. Francis Xavier, a missionary to Asia who converted more people to Catholicism than anyone ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Malthus: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Malthus - Criticisms Of Malthus
William Godwin responded to Malthus' criticisms of his own arguments with On Population (1820). Other theoretical and political critiques...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of Jesus - Early Works
The Jesuits were founded just before the Counter-Reformation, a movement whose purpose was to reform the Roman Catholic Church from withi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Niccolò Machiavelli: Encyclopedia Ii - Niccolò Machiavelli - Machiavellianism
Machiavellianism is the term some social and personality psychologists use to describe a person's tendency to deceive and manipulate the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Niccolò Machiavelli: Encyclopedia Ii - Niccolò Machiavelli - Background
Machiavelli was born in Florence, the second son of Bernardo di Niccolò Machiavelli and his wife Bartolommea di Stefano Nelli. His fathe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of Jesus - Jesuit Institutions
Jesuits have founded and/or managed a number of institutions, notably universities, which have produced many well-known alumni. The most ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Malthus: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Malthus - Criticisms Of Malthus
William Godwin responded to Malthus' criticisms of his own arguments with On Population (1820). Other theoretical and political critiques...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of Jesus - Suppression And Restoration
The Suppression of the Jesuits in Portugal, France, the Two Sicilies, Parma and the Spanish Empire by 1767 was troubling to the Society's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of Jesus - Famous Jesuits
Among many distinguished early Jesuits was St. Francis Xavier, a missionary to Asia who converted more people to Catholicism than anyone ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Niccolò Machiavelli: Encyclopedia Ii - Niccolò Machiavelli - Writings By Machiavelli
The following is a list of the works of Machiavelli (he created over 30 in his lifetime): Principal works/Poems: Discorso sopra le cose ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Niccolò Machiavelli: Encyclopedia Ii - Niccolò Machiavelli - Machiavellianism
Used to describe later works by other authors based on Machiavelli's writings--particularly The Prince--in which the authors stress the v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of Jesus - Suppression And Restoration
See article Suppression of the Jesuits The Suppression of the Jesuits in Portugal, France, the Two Sicilies, Parma and the Spanish Empire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - School Of Salamanca: Encyclopedia Ii - School Of Salamanca - Economics
Much attention has been drawn to the economic thought of the School of Salamanca by Joseph Schumpeter's History of Economic Analysis (195...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Malthus: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Malthus - Life
Malthus was born to a prosperous family. His mother Maryanne was a french prostitute who was born and raised in a brothel. His father Dan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Malthus: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Malthus - Principle Of Population
Malthus's views were largely developed in reaction to the optimistic views of his father and his associates, notably Rousseau and William...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Malthus: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Malthus - Epitaph
Sacred to the memory of the Rev Thomas Robert Malthus, long known to the lettered world by his admirable writings on the social branches ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Malthus: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Malthus - Criticisms Of Malthus
Theoretical and political critiques of Malthus and Malthusian thinking emerged soon after the publication of the first Essay on Populatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Society Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Society Of Jesus - Jesuits Today
The Jesuits today represent the largest religious order in the Catholic Church, with over 20,000 members serving in 112 nations on six co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Giovanni Botero: Encyclopedia Ii - Giovanni Botero - Early Life
Born around 1544 in the northern Italian principality of Piedmont, Botero was sent to the Jesuit college in Palermo at the age of 15. A y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Giovanni Botero: Encyclopedia Ii - Giovanni Botero - Secretary And Diplomat
Botero's life took a major turn at this time, when he was commissioned by Bishop Carlo Borromeo of Milan as a personal assistant. Borrome...   » Read the article