|
Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
|
Buy Now
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy in Early Modern Europe (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R4,036
Discovery Miles 40 360
|
|
|
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy in Early Modern Europe (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Expected to ship within 12 - 19 working days
|
In this Handbook twenty-six leading scholars survey the development
of philosophy between the middle of the sixteenth century and the
early eighteenth century. The five parts of the book cover
metaphysics and natural philosophy; the mind, the passions, and
aesthetics; epistemology, logic, mathematics, and language; ethics
and political philosophy; and religion. The period between the
publication of Copernicus's De Revolutionibus and Berkeley's
reflections on Newton and Locke saw one of the most fundamental
changes in the history of our way of thinking about the universe.
This radical transformation of worldview was partly a response to
what we now call the Scientific Revolution; it was equally a
reflection of political changes that were no less fundamental,
which included the establishment of nation-states and some of the
first attempts to formulate a theory of international rights and
justice. Finally, the Reformation and its aftermath undermined the
apparent unity of the Christian church in Europe and challenged
both religious beliefs that had been accepted for centuries and the
interpretation of the Bible on which they had been based. The
Handbook surveys a number of the most important developments in the
philosophy of the period, as these are expounded both in texts that
have since become very familiar and in other philosophical texts
that are undeservedly less well-known. It also reaches beyond the
philosophy to make evident the fluidity of the boundary with
science, and to consider the impact on philosophy of historical and
political events-explorations, revolutions and reforms, inventions
and discoveries. Thus it not only offers a guide to the most
important areas of recent research, but also offers some new
questions for historians of philosophy to pursue and to have
indicated areas that are ripe for further exploration.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
