Politicized physics in seventeenth century philosophy : essays on Bacon, Descartes, Hobbes, and Spinoza /
This book examines the role that natural philosophy (that is, doctrines of physics) plays in the emergence of Early Modern political thought. Robert J. Roecklein argues that the natural philosophy of Early Modernity, especially its indictment of sense perception, constitutes a major political founda...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books,
[2014]
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | This book examines the role that natural philosophy (that is, doctrines of physics) plays in the emergence of Early Modern political thought. Robert J. Roecklein argues that the natural philosophy of Early Modernity, especially its indictment of sense perception, constitutes a major political foundation for the more concrete doctrines of political science developed by Bacon, Descartes, Hobbes, and Spinoza. <br /> |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 255 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-249) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739188545 0739188542 |
