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Oxford studies in early modern philosophy. Volume VI / edited by Daniel Garber and Donald Rutherford.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford studies in early modern philosophy, 1754-7873 ; 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
- Descartes, René.
- Elisabeth, Countess Palatine, 1618-1680.
- Elisabeth.
- Hume, David, 1711-1776.
- Hume, David.
- Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.
- Kant, Immanuel.
- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716.
- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm.
- Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.
- Newton, Isaac.
- Sorbière, Samuel, 1615-1670.
- Sorbière, Samuel.
- Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677.
- Spinoza, Benedictus de.
- Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655.
- Gassendi, Pierre.
- Philosophy, Modern--17th century--Periodicals.
- Philosophy, Modern.
- Philosophy, Modern--18th century--Periodicals.
- Genre:
- Periodicals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- Oxford studies in early modern philosophy. Volume 6
- Studies in early modern philosophy
- Early modern philosophy
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This title presents a selection of the best current work in the history of early modern philosophy. It focuses on the 17th and 18th centuries - the extraordinary period of intellectual flourishing that begins, very roughly, with Descartes and his contemporaries and ends with Kant. Topics covered include Spinoza's political philosophy, Leibniz, monadic domination, Newton's ontology of omnipresence and infinate space, Hume, and Descarte.
- Contents:
- 1. What Someone May Have Whispered in Elisabeth's Ear
- 2. Whichcote and the Cambridge Platonists on Human Nature: An Interpretation and Defense
- 3. Spinoza's Deification of Existence
- 4. Leibniz on Spinoza's Political Philosophy
- 5. Motion in Leibniz's Middle Years: A Compatibilist Approach
- 6. Leibniz's Ontology of Relations: A Last Word?
- 7. Leibniz and Monadic Domination
- 8. Toland, Leibniz, and Active Matter
- 9. Newton's Ontology of Omnipresence and Infinite Space"
- 10. Epistemological Commitment in Hume's Treatise
- 11. Review Essay: Descartes on Forms and Mechanisms / by Helen Hattab. Descartes's Changing Mind / by Peter Machamer and J.E. McGuire.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Nov. 13, 2012).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- OCLC:
- 1336405599
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