Screen LibraryA companion to early modern philosophy
A Companion to Early Modern Philosophy is a comprehensive guide to the most significant philosophers and philosophical concepts of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. The individual chapters, written by leading scholars in the field, represent the most up-to-date research in the history of e...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell companions to philosophy ;
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470998847 |
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A Companion to Early Modern Philosophy is a comprehensive guide to the most significant philosophers and philosophical concepts of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. The individual chapters, written by leading scholars in the field, represent the most up-to-date research in the history of early modern philosophy. These newly commissioned essays span a wide range of philosophical areas and problems, including metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science, ethics, political philosophy, and aesthetics. Each presents a general overview of the thought of each figure and provides the reader with an accessible but sophisticated account of the philosopher's basic ideas. A Companion to Early Modern Philosophy includes biographical information on each philosopher, a bibliographical guide, and a list of works for further reading. It will be an invaluable resource for students and professionals alike. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (ix, 661 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780470998847 0470998849 1405123141 9781405123143 9781405164450 140516445X 1280284455 9781280284458 |
| Index Number: | B801 |
| CLC: | B14 |
| Contents: | Cover -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: The Seventeenth Century: The Continent -- 2 Aristotelianism and Scholasticism in Early Modern Philosophy -- 3 Platonism and Philosophical Humanism on the Continent -- 4 The New Science: Kepler, Galileo, Mersenne -- 5 René Descartes -- 6 Pierre Gassendi -- 7 Blaise Pascal -- 8 Antoine Arnauld -- 9 Johannes Clauberg -- 10 Occasionalism: La Forge, Cordemoy, Geulincx -- 11 Nicolas Malebranche -- 12 Dutch Cartesian Philosophy -- 13 Cartesian Science: Régis and Rohault -- 14 Robert Desgabets -- 15 Grotius and Pufendorf -- 16 Baruch Spinoza -- 17 Pierre Bayle -- 18 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz -- Part II: The Seventeenth Century: Great Britain -- 19 British Philosophy Before Locke -- 20 Francis Bacon -- 21 The Cambridge Platonists -- 22 Thomas Hobbes -- 23 Robert Boyle -- 24 John Locke -- 25 The English Malebrancheans -- 26 Isaac Newton -- 27 Women Philosophers in Early Modern England -- Part III: The Eighteenth Century: Great Britain -- 28 Earl of Shaftesbury -- 29 George Berkeley -- 30 Francis Hutcheson -- 31 Bernard Mandeville -- 32 David Hume -- 33 Adam Smith -- 34 Thomas Reid -- Part IV: The Eighteenth Century: The Continent -- 35 German Philosophy After Leibniz -- 36 Giambattista Vico -- 37 Aesthetics Before Kant -- 38 Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- 39 Voltaire -- 40 Moses Mendelssohn -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. |