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    The Oxford handbook of philosophy in early modern Europe / edited by Desmond M. Clarke and Catherine Wilson.

    • Title:The Oxford handbook of philosophy in early modern Europe / edited by Desmond M. Clarke and Catherine Wilson.
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    • Variant Title:Philosophy in early modern Europe
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Clarke, Desmond M.
      Wilson, Catherine, 1951-
    • Published/Created:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Philosophy, Modern--17th century.
      Philosophy, Renaissance.
      Philosophy, Modern--18th century.
    • Description:xiv, 595 pages ; cm.
    • Series:Oxford handbooks in philosophy.
    • Summary:A team of leading scholars survey the development of philosophy in the period of extraordinary intellectual change from the mid-16th century to the early 18th century. They cover metaphysics and natural philosophy; the mind, the passions, and aesthetics; epistemology, logic, mathematics, and language; and religion.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
    • ISBN:9780199556137 (hbk.)
      019955613X (hbk.)
    • Contents:Essences and kinds / Peter R. Anstey
      From causes to laws / Tad M. Schmaltz
      Space and time / Emily Grosholz
      The mechanical philosophy / Helen Hattab
      Machines, souls, and vital principles / Justin E.H. Smith
      The soul / R.W. Serjeantson
      Ideas / Pauline Phemister
      Qualities and sensory perception / Philippe Hamou
      The passions / Gabor Boros
      Aesthetics / Alexander Rueger
      Scepticism / José R. Maia Neto
      Hypotheses / Desmond M. Clarke
      Language and semiotics / Jaap Maat
      Form, reason, and method / Mary Tiles
      Instruments of knowledge / Jean-François Gauvin
      Picturability and mathematical ideals of knowledge / Stephen Gaukroger
      Virtue and vice / P.J.E. Kail
      Egoism and morality / Stephen Darwall
      Realism and relativism in ethics / Catherine Wilson
      The free will problem / Paul Russell
      The equality of men and women / Eileen O'Neill
      Natural law as political philosophy / Ian Hunter
      Sovereignty and obedience / Ursula Goldenbaum
      Conceptions of God / Steven Nadler
      The epistemology of religious belief / Desmond M. Clarke
      Religious toleration / Philip Milton.
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