De nobilitate
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De nobilitate is a humanist treatise by Poggio Bracciolini that debates the true nature and source of nobility, contrasting inherited status with personal virtue and merit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humanist treatise
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literary work ⓘ philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| aim | to redefine nobility in ethical terms ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Florentine humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Poggio Bracciolini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 15th century ⓘ |
| circulation | humanist circles in 15th-century Italy ⓘ |
| contrasts |
acquired nobility through virtue
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inherited nobility ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| discourseType | moral and social critique ⓘ |
| discusses | relationship between social rank and moral worth ⓘ |
| evaluates | claims of the traditional aristocracy ⓘ |
| field |
ethics
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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political thought ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | critical of purely hereditary privilege ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cicero
NERFINISHED
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classical Roman moral thought ⓘ |
| intellectualContext | civic humanism ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Renaissance Latin literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
inherited status versus personal achievement
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nature of nobility ⓘ source of nobility ⓘ virtue and merit ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | nobility is grounded in moral excellence ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnNobility | emphasizes personal virtue over birth ⓘ |
| supports | idea that true nobility can be attained by anyone through virtue ⓘ |
| topic |
aristocracy
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critique of hereditary nobility ⓘ meritocracy ⓘ moral virtue ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| workType | prose ⓘ |
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