Pierre Gassendi and the Birth of Early Modern Philosophy
Download or Read eBook Pierre Gassendi and the Birth of Early Modern Philosophy PDF written by Antonia LoLordo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-10-30 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Antonia LoLordo |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 21 |
| Release | : 2006-10-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781139460859 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1139460854 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Pierre Gassendi and the Birth of Early Modern Philosophy by : Antonia LoLordo
Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive treatment of the philosophical system of the seventeenth-century philosopher Pierre Gassendi. Gassendi's importance is widely recognized and is essential for understanding early modern philosophers and scientists such as Locke, Leibniz and Newton. Offering a systematic overview of his contributions, LoLordo situates Gassendi's views within the context of sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century natural philosophy as represented by a variety of intellectual traditions, including scholastic Aristotelianism, Renaissance Neo-Platonism, and the emerging mechanical philosophy. LoLordo's work will be essential reading for historians of early modern philosophy and science.
