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Religion, Magic, and the Origins of Science in Early Modern England (Paperback)
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Religion, Magic, and the Origins of Science in Early Modern England (Paperback)
Series: Variorum Collected Studies
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In these articles John Henry argues on the one hand for the
intimate relationship between religion and early modern attempts to
develop new understandings of nature, and on the other hand for the
role of occult concepts in early modern natural philosophy.
Focussing on the scene in England, the articles provide detailed
examinations of the religious motivations behind Roman Catholic
efforts to develop a new mechanical philosophy, theories of the
soul and immaterial spirits, and theories of active matter. There
are also important studies of animism in the beginnings of
experimentalism, the role of occult qualities in the mechanical
philosophy, and a new account of the decline of magic. As well as
general surveys, the collection includes in depth studies of
William Gilbert, Sir Kenelm Digby, Henry More, Francis Glisson,
Robert Boyle, Robert Hooke, and Isaac Newton.
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