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UNINA9910825529603321 |
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Titolo |
Vanishing matter and the laws of motion [[electronic resource] ] : Descartes and beyond / / edited by Dana Jalobeanu and Peter R. Anstey |
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New York, : Routledge, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-84295-0 |
1-283-04144-8 |
9786613041449 |
0-203-83338-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (287 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in seventeenth-century philosophy ; ; 13 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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JalobeanuDana <1970-> |
AnsteyPeter R. <1962-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Physics - Philosophy - History - 17th century |
Physical laws - History - 17th century |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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pt. 1. Cartesian matter -- pt. 2. Matter, mechanism, and medicine -- pt. 3. Matter and the laws of motion -- pt. 4. Leibniz and Hume. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume explores the themes of vanishing matter, matter and the laws of nature, the qualities of matter, and the diversity of the debates about matter in the early modern period. Chapters are unified by a number of interlocking themes which together enable some of the broader contours of the philosophy of matter to be charted in new ways. Part I concerns Cartesian Matter; Part II covers Matter, Mechanism and Medicine; Part III covers Matter and the Laws of Motion; and Part IV covers Leibniz and Hume. Bringing together some of the world's leading scholars of early modern philosophy, as w |
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