Science in dialogue in the Europe of the Renaissance. A survey about vernacular scientific dialogues of the sixteenth century

The enormous production of scientific-philosophical dialogues of the sixteenth century demonstrates the significant value of these works in the history of modern science and the important contribution to the affirmation of humanist thought. Our aim is to show the historical and epistemological conditions that promote the production of dialogues, their rhetorical heritage, the theoretical debate and the characteristics of the science in dialogue.