The good life in the scientific revolution : Descartes, Pascal, Leibniz, and the cultivation of virtue /

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Amid the unrest, dislocation, and uncertainty of seventeenth-century Europe, readers seeking consolation and assurance turned to philosophical and scientific books that offered ways of conquering fears and training the mind?guidance for living a good life. The Good Life in the Scientific Revolution...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jones, Matthew L. (Matthew Laurence), 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Temas:
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650.
Pascal, Blaise, > 1623-1662.
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, > Freiherr von, > 1646-1716.
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, > Freiherr von, > 1646-1716
Pascal, Blaise, > 1623-1662
1600-1699
Science > History > 17th century.
Mathematics > Philosophy > History > 17th century.
Science > Moral and ethical aspects.
Sciences > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Mathématiques > Philosophie > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Sciences > Aspect moral.
SCIENCE > History.
Mathematics > Philosophy
Science
Science > Moral and ethical aspects
Natuurwetenschappen.
Wiskunde.
Filosofie.
Ethische aspecten.
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; A Note on Conventions; Introduction; PART 1 : DESCARTES; 1 Geometry as Spiritual Exercise; 2 A Rhetorical History of Truth; PART 2 : PASCAL; 3 Mathematical Liaisons; 4 The Anthropology of Disproportion; PART 3 : LEIBNIZ; 5 Forms of Expression; 6 Seeing All at Once; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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