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The Rise of Modern Philosophy : The Tension Between the New and Traditional Philosophies from Machiavelli to Leibniz
Tom) (Edited By Sorell
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paperback. The contributors to this volume examine the thought of 13 writers in all fields of philosophy and the sciences, some much studied, others relatively neglected. The essays show that the break between modern and traditional philosophy is not as complete as is usually suggested. Editor(s): Sorell, Professor Tom. Num Pages: 362 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
`Modern' philosophy in the West is said to have begun with Bacon and Descartes. Their methodological and metaphysical writings, in conjunction with the discoveries that marked the seventeenth-century scientific revolution, are supposed to have interred both Aristotelian and scholastic science and the philosophy that supported it. But did the new or `modern' philosophy effect a complete break with what preceded it? Were Bacon and Descartes untainted by scholastic influences? The theme of this book is that the new and traditional philosophies have more in common than the orthodox account suggests. In two survey articles and thirteen essays on ... Read more
`Modern' philosophy in the West is said to have begun with Bacon and Descartes. Their methodological and metaphysical writings, in conjunction with the discoveries that marked the seventeenth-century scientific revolution, are supposed to have interred both Aristotelian and scholastic science and the philosophy that supported it. But did the new or `modern' philosophy effect a complete break with what preceded it? Were Bacon and Descartes untainted by scholastic influences? The theme of this book is that the new and traditional philosophies have more in common than the orthodox account suggests. In two survey articles and thirteen essays on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198236054
SKU
KSK0000562
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Reviews for The Rise of Modern Philosophy : The Tension Between the New and Traditional Philosophies from Machiavelli to Leibniz
Fascinating mixtures of old and new philosophy as there may have been, these do not challenge the need for a dividingline. In fact, I think there are indications of a definite shift which can be discerned in nearly all contributions to The Rise of Modern Philosophy
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