This engaging and richly documented book examines the Scientific Revolution and the formation of the canon of early modern philosophy in light of the rediscovery and reworking of the materialistic philosophy of the ancient atomists, Epicurus and Lucretius. It is written equally for philosophers and historians. INDICE: Introduction: The Revival of Ancient Materialism; 1: Atomism and Mechanism; 2: Corpuscular Effluvia: Between Imagination and Experiment; 3: Order and Disorder; 4: Mortality and Metaphysics; 5: Empiricism and Mortalism; 6: Three Critics of Epicureanism; 7: Politics and Community; 8: The Problem ofMaterialism in the New Essays; 9: Some Motives and Incentives to the Study ofNature: The Case of Robert Boyle; 10: Happiness, Welfare, and Morality; AFTERWORD; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- ISBN: 978-0-19-959555-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 11/11/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés