Epicureanism at the Origins of Modernity
By pointing us to the Epicurean flavor of many of the ideas that pervaded seventeenth- and eighteenth-century metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and natural and political philosophy - Catherine Wilson's work offers a great opportunity to improve our understanding of what was involved in the transformation of Scholastic doctrines into modern philosophy. Anik Waldow, Journal of the American Academy of Religion Wilson's book is learned, judicious, and full of subtle observations. Eric Schiliesser, Mind 119 d lucid and engagingly written... I find the argument entirely compelling... [this] is really a beautiful book. Epicureanism at the Origins of Modernity says true and original things in a pleasing manner. It is worth reading for anyone with even a passing interest in seventeenth-century philosophy. Antonia LoLordo, Metascience