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The Force of Reason and the Logic of Force investigates the concept of force through various 'episodes' in the history of philosophy. The author argues that force arises on the basis of the distinction of reality and mere appearance. The book looks at figures who reduce force to something other than itself as well as figures who develop a 'logic of force' that allows them to trace the operation of force without such a reduction.
List of contents
Introduction The Trouble with Force Tracing the Logic of Force: Roger Bacon's De Multiplicatione Specierum Creation, Order, and Violence in Thomas Aquinas Albertus Magnus and Nicole Oresme on Force and Nature Knowledge and Power in the Thought of Pierre d'Ailly Hobbes' Logic of Force: The Phenomenon of Motion and the Capacities of Ratiocination Bibliography
About the author
RICHARD A. LEE JR is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at De Paul University, USA. He is the author of Science, the Singular, and the Question of Theology, and he has written on medieval philosophy, early modern philosophy, the Frankfurt School and contemporary European philosophy.
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The Force of Reason and the Logic of Force investigates the concept of force through various 'episodes' in the history of philosophy. The author argues that force arises on the basis of the distinction of reality and mere appearance. The book looks at figures who reduce force to something other than itself as well as figures who develop a 'logic of force' that allows them to trace the operation of force without such a reduction.
