Philosophy begins with wonder, according to Plato and Aristotle.
Yet Plato and Aristotle did not expand a great deal on what
precisely wonder is. Does this fact alone not raise curiosity in us
as to why this passion or concept is important? What is wonder's
role in science, philosophy, or theology except to end thinking or
theorizing as soon as one begins? The primary purpose of this book
is to show how seventeenth- and eighteenth-century developments in
natural theology, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics,
and the philosophy of science resulted in a complex history of the
passion of wonder-a history in which the elements of continuation,
criticism, and reformulation are equally present. Philosophy Begins
in Wonder provides the first historical overview of wonder and
changes the way we see early modern Europe. It is intended for
readers who are curious-who wonder-about how modern philosophy and
science were born. The book is for scholars and educated readers
alike.
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