Dutch Cartesianism and the Birth of Philosophy of Science
From Regius to ‘s Gravesande
by Andrea Strazzoni
1st Edition
Publisher: De Gruyter
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9783110567823 |
| eText ISBN | 9783110568264 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Publishing Year | 2019 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 254 |
Dutch Cartesianism and the Birth of Philosophy of Science: From Regius to ‘s Gravesande, 1st Edition, examines how relations between philosophy and science changed during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The book investigates the history of Cartesianism across Dutch universities and assesses its subsequent legacy.
The volume charts the evolution of logic and metaphysics away from their traditional functions as the art of reasoning and the science of being. It demonstrates how these fields became functional to natural philosophy by justifying its methods and conceptual premises.
Author Andrea Strazzoni traces how internal Cartesian debates and rival frameworks shifted philosophical disciplines toward reflection on concrete scientific practices.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The quest for a foundation in early modern philosophy: A historical-historiographical overview
Chapter 2: The ‘crisis’ of foundationalism: Regius and Descartes
Chapter 3: Cartesianism as the Philosophy of the School: Logic, metaphysics, and rational theology
Chapter 4: Dutch Cartesianism in the 1650s and 1660s: Philosophy, theology, and ethics
Chapter 5: Foundationalism confronting radical Cartesianism around 1670
Chapter 6: Bridging scientia and experience: the last evolution of Cartesian foundationalism
Chapter 7: The aftermath: The Cartesian heritage in ’s Gravesande’s foundation of Newtonian physics
Chapter 8: Conclusion: From ancilla theologiae to philosophy of science: a systematic assessment
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