Dr. James Hankins

Biography

James Hankins is a Professor of History at Harvard University, specializing in Renaissance intellectual history. His research interests include Renaissance political thought, the philosophy of history, and the classical tradition. Hankins is the founder and general editor of the Tatti Renaissance Library published by Harvard University Press, and he serves as the associate editor of the Catalogus Translationum Commentariorum through the Union Academique Internationale. He is currently completing a monograph titled 'Virtue Politics: Italian Humanists.' His noteworthy publications include editing works like 'The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy' and 'Marsilio Ficino: Platonic Theology.' He has also translated significant texts such as Leonardo Bruni's 'History of Florence.' Throughout his career, Hankins has made substantial contributions to the understanding of civic humanism and the recovery of ancient philosophy in the Renaissance context. He is noted for his comprehensive examinations of how Renaissance thinkers integrated classical ideas into their political and philosophical frameworks and for his commitment to scholarly dialogue in intellectual history.

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