The good life in the scientific revolution : Descartes, Pascal, Leibniz, and the cultivation of virtue /
Amid the unrest, dislocation, and uncertainty of seventeenth-century Europe, readers seeking consolation and assurance turned to philosophical and scientific books that offered ways of conquering fears and training the mind?guidance for living a good life. The Good Life in the Scientific Revolution...
Основен автор: | Jones, Matthew L. 1972- |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2006.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=260147 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Good life in the scientific revolution. |
Резюме: |
Amid the unrest, dislocation, and uncertainty of seventeenth-century Europe, readers seeking consolation and assurance turned to philosophical and scientific books that offered ways of conquering fears and training the mind?guidance for living a good life. The Good Life in the Scientific Revolution presents a triptych showing how three key early modern scientists, Rene Descartes, Blaise Pascal, and Gottfried Leibniz, envisioned their new work as useful for cultivating virtue and for pursuing a good life. Their scientific and philosophical innovations stemmed in part from their understanding of. |
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Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xvi, 384 pages) : illustrations |
Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-361) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780226409566 0226409562 1281957232 9781281957238 |