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Autore |
Berkel Klaas van |
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Isaac Beeckman on matter and motion [[electronic resource] ] : mechanical philosophy in the making / / Klaas van Berkel |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (276 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Science, Renaissance |
Scientists - Netherlands |
Philosophers - Netherlands |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Revision of the author's thesis under title: Isaac Beeckman (1588-1637) en de mechanisering van het wereldbeeld. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Making of a Natural Philosopher, 1588�1619""; ""2 Schoolteacher and Craftsman, 1619�1627""; ""3 Among Patricians and Philosophers, 1627�1637""; ""4 Principles of Mechanical Philosophy I: Matter""; ""5 Principles of Mechanical Philosophy II: Motion""; ""6 Sources for a Mechanical Philosophy""; ""7 Beeckman and the Scientific Revolution""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliographic Essay""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T"" |
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"Historians of science and the philosophy of science find the substance and stance of Isaac Beeckman's thought highly interesting, for it represented an early attempt to develop a comprehensive picture of the world by means of mechanistic theory, that is, forces acting upon one another. Besides possibly influencing Descartes, this view broke away from medieval religious assumptions and belief in occult forces. Berkel teases out Beeckman's evolving approach to nature by means of his extensive journals, explaining the leading concept of "picturability." |
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