Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,907,815,350 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

pansophy

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
pansophy [ˈpænsəfɪ]
n
(Philosophy) universal knowledge
[from New Latin pansophia; see pan-, -sophy]
pansophic  [pænˈsɒfɪk], pansophical adj
pansophically  adv

pansophy
1. a universal wisdom or encyclopedie learning.
2. a system of universal knowledge; pantology. — pansophic, adj.
See also: Knowledge


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
For Collins the clue to the meaning of the Soledades can be found in pansophy, an exaltation of language and literature as the key to the hidden mysteries of the universe, and in the Augustinian system of signs and correspondences uniting sensory images with a higher order of divine Truth--in other words, Renaissance Neoplatonism, and specifically the ideas of Marsilio Ficino.
In addition to describing in much more detail the profound changes brought about by humanism, K[ddot{u}]hlmann also discusses the pedagogical writings of the period, the tensions between education and piety, the educational reforms of the seventeenth century; such as Pietism and pansophy, and the emergence of a national literature in Germany with its ramifications for education.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.