The Philosophy of Kenelm Digby (1603-1665)

This book examines the philosophical and scientific achievements of Sir Kenelm Digby, a successful English diplomat, privateer and natural philosopher of the mid-1600s. Not widely remembered today, Digby is one of the most intriguing figures in the history of early modern philosophers. Among scholar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Georgescu, Laura, editor (editor), Adriaenssen, Han Thomas, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing 2022.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Springer eBooks.
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Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Metaphysics
  • Chapter 1. Digby and the Aristotelians (Dan Garber)
  • Chapter 2. Digby on the Categories (Han Thomas Adriaenssen)
  • Chapter 3. Quantity, Body and Measures in Digby's Philosophy (Laura Georgescu)
  • Chapter 4. Sir Kenelm Digby and the Middle State of Souls (John Henry)
  • Part II: Method and Epistemology
  • Chapter 5. Ecumenism and Common Notions in Digby, Charleton and the Early Leibniz (Andreas Blank)
  • Chapter 6. Digby and the Philosophical Lexicon (Seth Lobis)
  • Chapter 7. Digby on Logic (Martine Pécharman)
  • Chapter 8. Two Treatises in One Volume. Kenelm Digby between Body and Soul (Lodi Nauta)
  • Part III: Natural Philosophy
  • Chpater 9. From Metaphysics to Geometry. The scientific Worlds of Kenelm Digby and Thomas White (Philip Beeley)
  • Chapter 10. Digby's Chemical Investigations and his Discourse on the Vegetation of Plants (Antonio Clericuzio)
  • Chpater 11. On Bodies and their Orbs. Explaining Interactions (Dana Jalobeanu)
  • Chapter 12. Kenelm Digby and Galileo's theories of Motion (Stephen Clucas).