Pierre Gassendi and the Birth of Early Modern Philosophy |
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| Author:
| Lolordo, Antonia |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-86613-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $133.95 |
Book Description:
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A comprehensive treatment of the philosophy of Pierre Gassendi. 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.
A comprehensive treatment of the philosophy of Pierre Gassendi. 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.