Dutch Cartesianism and the Birth of Philosophy of Science: From Regius to ‘s Gravesande

Andrea Strazzoni

Published by De Gruyter 2019

Dutch Cartesianism and the Birth of Philosophy of Science

From Regius to ‘s Gravesande

Andrea Strazzoni

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110569698

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How did the relations between philosophy and science evolve during the 17th and the 18th century? This book analyzes this issue by considering the history of Cartesianism in Dutch universities, as well as its legacy in the 18th century. It takes into account the ways in which the disciplines of logic and metaphysics became functional to the justification and reflection on the conceptual premises and the methods of natural philosophy, changing their traditional roles as art of reasoning and as science of being. This transformation took place as a result of two factors. First, logic and metaphysics (which included rational theology) were used to grant the status of indubitable knowledge of natural philosophy. Second, the debates internal to Cartesianism, as well as the emergence of alternative philosophical world-views (such as those of Hobbes, Spinoza, the experimental science and Newtonianism) progressively deprived such disciplines of their foundational function, and they started to become forms of reflection over given scientific practices, either Cartesian, experimental, or Newtonian.

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Andrea Strazzoni, University of Erfurt.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The quest for a foundation in early modern philosophy: A historical-historiographical overview Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
2. The ‘crisis’ of foundationalism: Regius and Descartes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
3. Cartesianism as the Philosophy of the School: Logic, metaphysics, and rational theology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
4. Dutch Cartesianism in the 1650s and 1660s: Philosophy, theology, and ethics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
5. Foundationalism confronting radical Cartesianism around 1670 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
6. Bridging scientia and experience: the last evolution of Cartesian foundationalism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
7. The aftermath: The Cartesian heritage in ’s Gravesande’s foundation of Newtonian physics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
8. Conclusion: From ancilla theologiae to philosophy of science: a systematic assessment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars, institutes, libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 245
Keywords: Philosophy/ 17th century; philosophy/ Netherlands; Newton; Isaac; natural philosophy

eBook

Published: November 19, 2018
ISBN: 9783110569698

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Published: November 19, 2018
ISBN: 9783110567823

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Published: July 6, 2020
ISBN: 9783110568288