Matter and Form in Early Modern Science and Philosophy

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-21870-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 28/6, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: History of Science and Medicine Library / Scientific and Learned Cultures and Their Institutions

Matter and form have been fundamental principles in natural science since Greek Antiquity and their apparent rejection during the seventeenth century typically has been described as a precursor to the emergence of modern science. This volume reconsiders the fate of these principles and the complex history of their reception. By analyzing work being done in physics, chemistry, theology, physiology, psychology, and metaphysics, and by considering questions about change, identity, and causation, the contributors show precisely how matter and form entered into early modern science and philosophy. The result is our best picture to date of the diverse reception of matter and form among the innovators of the early modern period.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in intellecutal history, the history of early modern science and philosophy and the reception of Aristotle and scholasticism in the seventeenth century.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Manning, Gideon

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Universitäten, Wissenschaftliche Akademien, Gelehrtengesellschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
List of Contributors
List of illustrations

Three Biased Reminders about Hylomorphism in Early Modern Science and Philosophy, Gideon Manning

Body, Soul and Anatomy in Late Aristotelian Psychology, Michael Edwards

Living Atoms, Hylomorphism and Spontaneous Generation in Daniel Sennert, Hiro Hirai

Elective Affinity Before Geoffroy: Daniel Sennert’s Atomistic Explanation of Vinous and Acetous Fermentation, William R. Newman

Substantial Forms as Causes: From Suarez to Descartes, Tad Schmaltz

Mechanizing the Sensitive Soul, Gary Hatfield

Descartes and His Critics on Matter and Form, Atomism and Individuation, Roger Ariew

Spirit is a Stomach: The Iatrochemical Roots of Leibniz’s Theory of Corporeal Substance, Justin Smith

Leibnizian Hylomorphism, Daniel Garber

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Manning, Gideon
Gideon Manning, Ph.D. (2006) in Philosophy, University of Chicago, is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the California Institute of Technology.

Gideon Manning, Ph.D. (2006) in Philosophy, University of Chicago, is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the California Institute of Technology.