In articulating the uses of their art, late-medieval astrologers often invoked the maxim that “the wise man will rule the stars” (sapiens dominabitur astris). However, it is by no means clear whether this invocation sought to emphasize ‘domination’ over the natural and social world, or the ontological self-government that is at stake in the pursuit of ‘wisdom’. Many historians have interpreted the past pursuit of astrology in terms of an interest in dominance over the natural and social world. Taking inspiration from a recent ‘ascetic turn’ in the history of early modern science and philosophy, however, this article argues that late-medieval astrology was approached and appreciated as an art of self-government (both in body and in soul) and uncovers what this entailed. In so doing, we also demonstrate that the undifferentiated view of astrology as a pre-modern counterpart of modern prospective knowledge practices is anachronistic.

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十五世纪波旁宫廷的占星自治

在阐述他们的艺术用途时，中世纪晚期的占星家经常援引“智者将统治星星”的格言（智人 dominabitur astris). 然而，这种祈求是试图强调对自然和社会世界的“统治”，还是在追求“智慧”过程中危在旦夕的本体论自治，这一点绝不明确。许多历史学家将过去对占星术的追求解释为对支配自然和社会世界的兴趣。然而，从早期现代科学和哲学史上最近的“禁欲主义转向”中汲取灵感，本文认为，中世纪晚期的占星术被视为一种自我管理（身体和灵魂）的艺术，并揭示了这一点这意味着什么。通过这样做，我们还证明了将占星术作为现代前瞻性知识实践的前现代对应物的无差别观点是不合时宜的。