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The matter of empire : metaphysics and mining in colonial Peru, Orlando Bentancor
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- Summary
- "The Matter of Empire examines the philosophical principles invoked by apologists of the Spanish empire that laid the foundations for the material exploitation of the Andean region between 1520 and 1640. Centered on Potosí, Bolivia, Orlando Bentancor's original study ties the colonizers' attempts to justify the abuses wrought upon the environment and the indigenous population to their larger ideology concerning mining, science, and the empire's rightful place in the global sphere. Bentancor points to the underlying principles of Scholasticism, particularly in the work off Thomas Aquinas, as the basis of the instrumentalist conception of matter and enslavement, despite the inherent contradictions to moral principles. Bentancor grounds this metaphysical framework in a close reading of sixteenth-century debates on Spanish sovereignty in the Americas and treatises on natural history and mining by theologians, humanists, missionaries, mine owners, jurists, and colonial officials. To Bentancor, their presuppositions were a major turning point for colonial expansion and paved the way to global mercantilism"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 404 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Imperium, Metaphysical Instrumentalism, and Potosi Mining
- Grounding the Empire : Francisco de Vitoria's Political Physics
- The Impasses of Instrumentalism : Revisiting the Polemics between Sepulveda and Las Casas
- Mastering Nature : Jose de Acosta's Pragmatic Instrumentalism
- From Imperial Reason to Instrumental Reason : The Ideology of the Circle of Toledo
- The Exhaustion of Natural Subordination : Solórzano Pereira and the Demise of Metaphysical Instrumentalism
- Isbn
- 9780822944607
- Label
- The matter of empire : metaphysics and mining in colonial Peru
- Title
- The matter of empire
- Title remainder
- metaphysics and mining in colonial Peru
- Statement of responsibility
- Orlando Bentancor
- Subject
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- Environmental degradation -- Political aspects
- Environmental degradation -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Environmental degradation -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America
- History
- Imperialism -- Philosophy | History
- Imperialism -- Philosophy | History
- Indians of South America -- Colonization
- Indians of South America -- Colonization -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Indians of South America -- Colonization -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Instrumentalism (Philosophy) -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Instrumentalism (Philosophy) -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Metaphysics -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Metaphysics -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Mines and mineral resources -- Political aspects
- Mines and mineral resources -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Mines and mineral resources -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- PHILOSOPHY -- Metaphysics
- Peru
- Peru -- History -- 1548-1820
- Peru -- History -- 1548-1820
- Potosí (Bolivia : Department) -- Colonization | History -- 16th century
- Potosí (Bolivia : Department) -- Colonization | History -- 16th century
- Potosí (Bolivia : Department) -- Colonization | History -- 17th century
- Potosí (Bolivia : Department) -- Colonization | History -- 17th century
- SCIENCE -- History
- Spain -- Colonies -- America -- History
- Spain -- Colonies -- America -- History
- Spanish colonies
- 1500-1820
- America
- Bolivia -- Potosí (Department)
- Colonization
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The Matter of Empire examines the philosophical principles invoked by apologists of the Spanish empire that laid the foundations for the material exploitation of the Andean region between 1520 and 1640. Centered on Potosí, Bolivia, Orlando Bentancor's original study ties the colonizers' attempts to justify the abuses wrought upon the environment and the indigenous population to their larger ideology concerning mining, science, and the empire's rightful place in the global sphere. Bentancor points to the underlying principles of Scholasticism, particularly in the work off Thomas Aquinas, as the basis of the instrumentalist conception of matter and enslavement, despite the inherent contradictions to moral principles. Bentancor grounds this metaphysical framework in a close reading of sixteenth-century debates on Spanish sovereignty in the Americas and treatises on natural history and mining by theologians, humanists, missionaries, mine owners, jurists, and colonial officials. To Bentancor, their presuppositions were a major turning point for colonial expansion and paved the way to global mercantilism"--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bentancor, Orlando,
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Illuminations : cultural formations of the Americas series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Potosí (Bolivia : Department)
- Potosí (Bolivia : Department)
- Indians of South America
- Mines and mineral resources
- Environmental degradation
- Metaphysics
- Instrumentalism (Philosophy)
- Imperialism
- Spain
- Peru
- HISTORY
- SCIENCE
- PHILOSOPHY
- Colonization
- Environmental degradation
- Indians of South America
- Mines and mineral resources
- Spanish colonies
- America
- Bolivia
- Peru
- Label
- The matter of empire : metaphysics and mining in colonial Peru, Orlando Bentancor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-388) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Imperium, Metaphysical Instrumentalism, and Potosi Mining -- Grounding the Empire : Francisco de Vitoria's Political Physics -- The Impasses of Instrumentalism : Revisiting the Polemics between Sepulveda and Las Casas -- Mastering Nature : Jose de Acosta's Pragmatic Instrumentalism -- From Imperial Reason to Instrumental Reason : The Ideology of the Circle of Toledo -- The Exhaustion of Natural Subordination : Solórzano Pereira and the Demise of Metaphysical Instrumentalism
- Control code
- 951158159
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 404 pages
- Isbn
- 9780822944607
- Lccn
- 2016054048
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
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- 40026973658
- 99971566053
- System control number
- (OCoLC)951158159
- Label
- The matter of empire : metaphysics and mining in colonial Peru, Orlando Bentancor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-388) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Imperium, Metaphysical Instrumentalism, and Potosi Mining -- Grounding the Empire : Francisco de Vitoria's Political Physics -- The Impasses of Instrumentalism : Revisiting the Polemics between Sepulveda and Las Casas -- Mastering Nature : Jose de Acosta's Pragmatic Instrumentalism -- From Imperial Reason to Instrumental Reason : The Ideology of the Circle of Toledo -- The Exhaustion of Natural Subordination : Solórzano Pereira and the Demise of Metaphysical Instrumentalism
- Control code
- 951158159
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 404 pages
- Isbn
- 9780822944607
- Lccn
- 2016054048
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
-
- 40026973658
- 99971566053
- System control number
- (OCoLC)951158159
Subject
- Environmental degradation -- Political aspects
- Environmental degradation -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Environmental degradation -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America
- History
- Imperialism -- Philosophy | History
- Imperialism -- Philosophy | History
- Indians of South America -- Colonization
- Indians of South America -- Colonization -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Indians of South America -- Colonization -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Instrumentalism (Philosophy) -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Instrumentalism (Philosophy) -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Metaphysics -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Metaphysics -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Mines and mineral resources -- Political aspects
- Mines and mineral resources -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- Mines and mineral resources -- Political aspects -- Bolivia | Potosí (Department) -- History
- PHILOSOPHY -- Metaphysics
- Peru
- Peru -- History -- 1548-1820
- Peru -- History -- 1548-1820
- Potosí (Bolivia : Department) -- Colonization | History -- 16th century
- Potosí (Bolivia : Department) -- Colonization | History -- 16th century
- Potosí (Bolivia : Department) -- Colonization | History -- 17th century
- Potosí (Bolivia : Department) -- Colonization | History -- 17th century
- SCIENCE -- History
- Spain -- Colonies -- America -- History
- Spain -- Colonies -- America -- History
- Spanish colonies
- 1500-1820
- America
- Bolivia -- Potosí (Department)
- Colonization
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