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Distinctions of Reason and Reasonable Distinctions : the Academic Life of John Wallis (1616-1703).
Distinctions of Reason and Reasonable Distinctions is an intellectual biography of John Wallis (1616-1703), professor of mathematics at Oxford for over half a century. His career spans the political tumult of the English Civil Wars, the religious upheaval of the Church of England, and the fascinatin...
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Boston :
BRILL,
2019.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1 John Wallis's "Mottled Soul": The Interpretative Challenge; 2 The Salve of the "Town Doctor": the Interpretive Approach; Part 1 John Wallis's Academic Formation; Introduction to Part 1; Chapter 2 John Wallis's Autobiography: Text and Context; 1 John Wallis and Thomas Smith; 2 John Wallis's Manuscript Copies of His Autobiography; 3 John Wallis, Anthony Wood, and the Memory of the Town Doctor; Chapter 3 Early Life and Education; 1 At Home and at School, 1616-32
- 2 Cambridge University, 1632-402.1 Wallis's Tutors at Cambridge; 2.2 Philosophical Studies; 2.2.1 Scholastic Philosophy and the conceptus inadaequati; 2.2.2 Natural Philosophy and Mathematics; 2.3 Theological Studies; Chapter 4 The Foundation of a Career; 1 Ecclesiastical Service, 1640-49; 1.1 Chaplaincies; 1.1.1 Henry Darley, 1640-41; 1.1.2 Lady Mary Vere, 1641-43; 1.2 The Westminster Assembly, 1643-49; 2 Natural Philosophy in London, 1645-49; 2.1 Natural Philosophers, Philosophies, and Their Instruments of Learning; 2.2 Francis Glisson and Philosophical Anatomy; 3 Conclusion
- Conclusion to Part 1Part 2 John Wallis's Academic Career; Introduction to Part 2; Chapter 5 Mathematical Lecturer; 1 The Savilian Statutes; 2 Lectures on Arithmetic and Algebra; 3 Lectures on Geometry; 4 Conclusion; Chapter 6 Doctor of Divinity; 1 Dogmatics and the Distinctions of Reason; 1.1 The Decrees of God; 1.2 The Trinity; 1.3 Ecclesiology: the Metaphysics of Presbyterianism; 2 Reason and Revelation; 3 Conclusion: the Hermeneutic of Suspension; Chapter 7 Pedagogue, Pastor, and Protector; 1 Geometry as Solidior Philosophia; 2 The Care of Scholars
- 2.1 Academic Traditions and the Current State of Affairs2.2 Academic Life and the Current Affairs of State; 3 A University in Its Own Right; 3.1 A University Counter-Reformation; 3.2 A Learned Press; 4 Conclusion; Conclusion to Part 2; Part 3 John Wallis's Philosophical Method; Introduction to Part 3; Chapter 8 Mathematical Method; 1 Geometry, Algebra, and Arithmetic; 2 Arithmetica Infinitorum, 1656; 2.1 The Genesis of the Text; 2.2 The Method of Induction; 3 Hobbes and Wallis; 3.1 The Nature of Mathematical Demonstration; 3.1.1 Modes of Argument: John Wallis
- 3.1.2 Modes of Argument: Thomas Hobbes3.1.3 The Argument between Hobbes and Wallis; 3.2 The Rhetoric of Demonstration; 4 Imaginary Numbers; 5 The Angle of Contact; 6 Conclusion; Chapter 9 The Languages of Philosophy; 1 Logic; 1.1 Wallis's Tradition of Logic; 1.2 The Nature and Definition of Logic; 1.3 Terms and Definitions; 1.4 Arguments; 1.4.1 Syllogism; 1.4.2 Demonstration; 1.4.3 Induction; 1.5 Method; 2 Language; 2.1 English Grammar; 2.2 Universal Grammar; 3 Conclusion; Conclusion to Part 3; Chapter 10 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index