Pierre Gassendi and the birth of early modern philosophy
By: Antonia LoLordo.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9780521866132
Subjects: Gassendi, Pierre, -- 1592-1655
Description: "This book is the first comprehensive treatment in English 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, Antonia LoLordo situates Oassendi'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. Her work will be essential reading for historians of early modern philosophy and science."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-271) and index.
Table of contents: title: Gassendi's life and times; title: Gassendi's philosophical opponents; title: Skepticism, perception, and the truth of the appearances; title: Cognition, knowledge, and the theory of signs; title: Space and time; title: Atoms and causes; title: Bodies and motion; title: Generation, life, and the corporeal soul; title: The metaphysics of body; title: Faith, reason, and the immaterial soul.