Descartes on Forms and Mechanisms

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Beschreibung

The modern view of causation can be traced back to the mechanistic science of Descartes, whose rejection of Aristotelian physics, with its concept of substantial forms, in favor of mechanical explanations was a turning-point in the history of philosophy. However the reasoning which led Descartes and other early moderns in this direction is not well understood. This book traces Descartes' groundbreaking theory of scientific explanation back to the mathematical demonstrations of Aristotelian mechanics and interprets these advances in light of the available arguments for and against substantial forms. It also examines how Descartes' new theory led him to develop a metaphysical foundation for his science that could avoid skeptical objections. It will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in the philosophy and science of the early modern period.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Part I. Resurrecting the Substantial Form: 1. Descartes' arguments against the substantial form; 2. Aquinas' introduction of the substantial form; 3. Suarez's defense of the substantial form; Part II. Challenging the Substantial Form: 4. Sanchez's skeptical humanist attack; 5. The mechanical alternative to substantial forms; 6. Cartesian science and the principles of mechanics; Part III. Eliminating Substantial Forms: 7. Atoms, modes and other heresies; 8. Descartes' metaphysical alternative to substantial forms; Conclusion.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2012
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	20. & 21. Jahrhundert
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781107405158
ISBN-10:	1107405157
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Hattab, Helen
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Helen Hattab
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.03.2012
Gewicht:	0,365 kg