Pierre Gassendi and the Birth of Early Modern Philosophy
Author | : Antonia LoLordo |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 21 |
Release | : 2006-10-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781139460859 |
ISBN-13 | : 1139460854 |
Rating | : 4/5 (854 Downloads) |
Download or read book Pierre Gassendi and the Birth of Early Modern Philosophy 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. 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.