The Idea of Principles in Early Modern Thought: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780367884253 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 304 str.

Peter R. Anstey

Opis

This collection of essays breaks new ground in bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines to focus on the nature and status of principles in early modern thought. A comprehensive introduction argues that there is a natural "fault line" between propositional and ontological principles, and establishes a clear understanding of how the

Recenzje

"This fascinating collection provides case studies allowing the reader to appreciate how many and how varied are the ways in which the concept of a principle has been deployed and to what effect in the early modern period." – Margaret Atherton, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

O autorze

Peter R. Anstey is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney. He specializes in early modern philosophy with a particular focus on the philosophy of John Locke, experimental philosophy, and the philosophy of principles. He is the author of John Locke and Natural Philosophy (2011) and editor of The Oxford Handbook of British Philosophy in the Seventeenth Century (2013).