Ebook: Verteidigung als Angriff: Apologie und Vindicatio als Möglichkeiten der Positionierung im gelehrten Diskurs

The provocations for scholarly disputes during the early modern period are as diverse as their objects of contention. Yet these often-polemical exchanges reveal a common feature: they are characterized by great awareness of form. Defensive maneuvers can often be read as a form of attack. Individual studies examine apologetic writings in the specific contexts of different disciplines.