Isaac Beeckman on matter and motion : mechanical philosophy in the making / Klaas van Berkel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berkel, Klaas van.

Standardized Title:

Isaac Beeckman (1588-1637) en de mechanisering van het wereldbeeld. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science, Renaissance.

Scientists--Netherlands--Biography.

Scientists.

Philosophers--Netherlands--Biography.

Philosophers.

Beeckman, Isaac, 1588-1637.

Beeckman, Isaac.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Historians of science and the philosophy of science find the substance and stance of Isaac Beeckman's thought highly interesting, for it represented an early attempt to develop a comprehensive picture of the world by means of mechanistic theory, that is, forces acting upon one another. Besides possibly influencing Descartes, this view broke away from medieval religious assumptions and belief in occult forces. Berkel teases out Beeckman's evolving approach to nature by means of his extensive journals, explaining the leading concept of "picturability." Beeckman supplied a stepping stone (one still not widely appreciated) on the path that led to the scientific revolution"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Making of a Natural Philosopher, 1588�1619""; ""2 Schoolteacher and Craftsman, 1619�1627""; ""3 Among Patricians and Philosophers, 1627�1637""; ""4 Principles of Mechanical Philosophy I: Matter""; ""5 Principles of Mechanical Philosophy II: Motion""; ""6 Sources for a Mechanical Philosophy""; ""7 Beeckman and the Scientific Revolution""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliographic Essay""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""

""U""""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z""

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis under title: Isaac Beeckman (1588-1637) en de mechanisering van het wereldbeeld.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4214-0961-5

OCLC:

857081832