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Titre(s) : Pierre Gassendi [Texte imprimé] : humanism, science, and the birth of modern philosophy / edited by Delphine Bellis, Daniel Garber, and Carla Rita Palmerino
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Routledge, copyright 2023
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-416 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : Routledge studies in seventeenth-century philosophy
Lien à la collection : Routledge studies in seventeenth-century philosophy
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 370-405. Notes bibliogr. Index
"Pierre Gassendi (1592-1655) was a major figure in seventeenth-century philosophy
and science and his works contributed to shaping Western intellectual identity. Among
"new philosophers," he was considered Descartes's main rival, and he belonged to the
first rank of those attempting to carve out an alternative to Aristotelian philosophy.
In his writings, he promoted a revival of atomism and Epicureanism within a Christian
framework, and advocated an empiricist and probabilistic epistemology which was to
have a major impact on later thinkers such as Locke and Newton. He is moreover important
for his astronomical work, for his defense of Galileo's mechanics and cosmology, and
for his activity as a biographer. Given the importance of Gassendi for the history
of science and philosophy, it is surprising to see that he has been largely ignored
in the Anglophone world. This collection of essays constitutes the first book on Gassendi
in the English language that covers his biography, bibliography, and all aspects of
his work. The book is divided into three parts. Part I offers a reconstruction of
the genesis of Gassendi's Epicurean project, an overview of his biography, and analyses
of Gassendi's early attacks on Aristotle, of his advocacy of Epicurean philosophy,
and his relation to the skeptical tradition and to Cicero's thought. Part II addresses
Gassendi as a participant in seventeenth-century philosophical and scientific debates,
focusing especially on his controversies with Descartes and Fludd. Part III explores
Gassendi's contributions to logic, theories of space and time, mechanics, astronomy,
cosmology, and the study of living beings, and presents the reception of Gassendi's
thought in England. This book is an essential resource for scholars and upper-level
students of early modern philosophy, intellectual history, and the history of science
who want to get acquainted with Pierre Gassendi as a major philosopher and intellectual
figure of the early modern period"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Bellis, Delphine. Éditeur scientifique
Garber, Daniel (1949-....). Éditeur scientifique
Palmerino, Carla Rita. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Gassendi, Pierre (1592-1655)
Indice(s) Dewey :
194 (23e éd.) = Philosophie occidentale moderne - France
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781138697454 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb456059288
Notice n° :
FRBNF45605928
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Table des matières : The life and work of Pierre Gassendi / Sylvie Taussig ; Gassendi's exercitationes
paradoxicae adversus Aristoteleos : an intellectual biography / Daniel Garber ; Gassendi's
interplay between skepticism and empiricism / Gianni Paganini ; Gassendi and Epicureanism
/ Saul Fisher ; Tranquility as the highest good : Gassendi between Epicurus and Cicero
/ Donald Rutherford ; Gassendi in the philosophical debate : stakes of the essay
concerning the principles of Robert Fludd's philosophy (1630) / Édouard Mehl ; Gassendi's
critique of Descartes / Antonia LoLordo ; Gassendi's logic / Rodolfo Garau ; Gassendi's
theory of space and time / Delphine Bellis ; Pierre Gassendi and the new science
of motion / Carla Rita Palmerino ; Astronomy, cosmology, and the limit of empiricism
in Gassendi's thought / Kuni Sakamoto ; Gassendi's theory of living beings / François
Duchesneau ; "The best philosopher in France" : the reception of Gassendi's natural
philosophy in England / Antonio Clericuzio.
