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Zusatztext lucid and engagingly written... I find the argument entirely compelling... [this] is really a beautiful book. Epicureanism at the Origins of Modernity says true and original things in a pleasing manner. It is worth reading for anyone with even a passing interest in seventeenth-century philosophy. Informationen zum Autor Catherine Wilson is a leading contributor to the study of the history and philosophy of science and to 17th century studies. She has held academic posts and fellowships in the USA, Great Britain, Germany, and Canada and is currently Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Klappentext This engaging and richly documented book examines the Scientific Revolution and the formation of the canon of early modern philosophy in light of the rediscovery and reworking of the materialistic philosophy of the ancient atomists, Epicurus and Lucretius. It is written equally for philosophers and historians. Zusammenfassung This engaging and richly documented book examines the Scientific Revolution and the formation of the canon of early modern philosophy in light of the rediscovery and reworking of the materialistic philosophy of the ancient atomists, Epicurus and Lucretius. It is written equally for philosophers and historians. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Revival of Ancient Materialism 1: Atomism and Mechanism 2: Corpuscular Effluvia: Between Imagination and Experiment 3: Order and Disorder 4: Mortality and Metaphysics 5: Empiricism and Mortalism 6: Three Critics of Epicureanism 7: Politics and Community 8: The Problem of Materialism in the New Essays 9: Some Motives and Incentives to the Study of Nature: The Case of Robert Boyle 10: Happiness, Welfare, and Morality AFTERWORD BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
