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J. J. . Ed(S): Macintosh - Boyle on Atheism - 9780802090188 - V9780802090188
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Boyle on Atheism

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Description for Boyle on Atheism hardcover. With Boyle on Atheism, J.J. MacIntosh has culled the Boyle manuscripts held at the Royal Society Library in London and transcribed the portions that relate to atheism, arranging them in the order Boyle appears to have intended. Editor(s): MacIntosh, J. J. Series: Toronto Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: HRQA5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 920.

Opposition to atheism flourished in the seventeenth century, and famed scientist-philosopher Robert Boyle (1627–91) was so opposed to it that he had planned throughout his life to publish a work on his various objections, a project that never came to fruition. Despite this, a great deal of his thought on atheism still exists within the manuscripts he left behind after his death.

With Boyle on Atheism, J.J. MacIntosh has culled the Boyle manuscripts held at the Royal Society Library in London and transcribed the portions that relate to atheism, arranging them in the order Boyle appears to have intended (as outlined ... Read more

To round out the volume, MacIntosh has added a short biography of Boyle, a general introduction to the text, introductions to the various sections, and explanatory footnotes. Boyle on Atheism provides, for the first time, and at length, publication of the material that Boyle himself thought worth marshalling on a subject of great personal importance.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
Series
Toronto Studies in Philosophy
Number of Pages
550
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802090188
SKU
V9780802090188
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About J. J. . Ed(S): Macintosh
J.J. MacIntosh is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Calgary.

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