For more than three decades, Margaret Wilson's essays on early
modern philosophy have influenced scholarly debate. Many are
considered classics in the field and remain as important today as
they were when they were first published. Until now, however, they
have never been available in book form and some have been
particularly difficult to find. This collection not only provides
access to nearly all of Wilson's most significant work, but also
demonstrates the continuity of her thought over time. These essays
show that Wilson possesses a keen intelligence, coupled with a
fearlessness in tackling the work of early modern philosophers as
well as the writing of modern commentators. Many of the pieces
collected here respond to philosophical issues of continuing
importance.
The thirty-one essays gathered here deal with some of the best
known early philosophers, including Descartes, Leibniz, Locke,
Spinoza, and Berkeley. As this collection shows, Wilson is a
demanding critic. She repeatedly asks whether the philosophers'
arguments were adequate to the problems they were trying to solve
and whether these arguments remain compelling today. She is not
afraid to engage in complex argument but, at the same time, her own
writing remains clear and fresh. "Ideas and Mechanism" is an
essential collection of work by one of the leading scholars of our
era.
Originally published in 1999.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these
important books while presenting them in durable paperback
editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly
increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the
thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since
its founding in 1905.
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