| Description |
xlvii, 287 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy |
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Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Margaret Cavendish's 1668 edition of Observations upon Experimental Philosophy, presented here in its first modern edition, holds a unique position in early modern philosophy. Cavendish rejects the Aristotelianism that was taught in the universities in the seventeenth century, and the picture of nature as a grand machine which was propounded by Hobbes, Descartes, and members of the Royal Society of London, such as Boyle. She also rejects the views of nature that make reference to immaterial spirits. Instead she develops an original system of organicist materialism, and draws on the doctrines of ancient Stoicism to attack the tenets of seventeenth-century mechanical philosophy. Her treatise is a document of major importance in the history of women's contributions to philosophy and science. |
| Contents |
To her grace the duchess of New Castle -- To his grace the duke of Newcastle -- To the most famous University of Cambridge -- The preface to the ensuing treatise -- To the reader -- An argumental discourse -- The table of all the principal subjects -- Observations upon experimental philosophy -- Further observations upon experimental philosophy -- Observations upon the opinions of some ancient philosophers |
| Subject |
Philosophy of nature.
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Philosophy of nature. (OCoLC)fst01060845
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Metafysica.
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Natuurwetenschappen.
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| Added Author |
O'Neill, Eileen.
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| ISBN |
0521772044 (hardback) |
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9780521772044 (hardback) |
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0521776759 (pbk.) |
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9780521776752 (pbk.) |
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