Isaac Beeckman on matter and motion : mechanical philosophy in the making /

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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. Be...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Berkel, Klaas van
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Dutch
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Beeckman, Isaac, > 1588-1637.
Beeckman, Isaac, > 1588-1637
Science, Renaissance.
Scientists > Netherlands > Biography.
Philosophers > Netherlands > Biography.
Sciences de la Renaissance.
Philosophes > Pays-Bas > Biographies.
SCIENCE > History.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Philosophers
Science, Renaissance
Scientists
Netherlands
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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; U; V; W; X; Z.

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