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1 online resource (vii, 412 pages) |
| Series |
International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives internationales d'histoire des idées, 0066-6610 ; 207 |
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Archives internationales d'histoire des idées ; 207
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Atoms and Void -- Hyle, or First Matter -- Real Space -- Spiritual Presence -- Spiritual Extension -- Living Matter -- Mechanism and Its Limits -- The Spirit of Nature -- The Life of the Soul -- Editions Cited |
| Summary |
From his correspondence with Descartes in the 1640s to his discussions with Isaac Newton in the 1680s, Henry More (1614-1687) was a central figure in seventeenth-century philosophy. Notwithstanding his occasional portrayal as a rather eccentric anachronism, excessively wedded to the Neoplatonism of the past, the fact is that he was involved in some of the most cutting-edge debates of the day, and engaged with most of the giants of that great age of geniuses. The present work takes More seriously as a subtle and systematic early-modern metaphysician. It explores his ideas in relation to those of his contemporaries, both friends and foes, while also taking care not to neglect his Neoplatonic heritage; but it also reveals just how original a thinker he was in his own right. Topics include More's evolving conception of Hyle (or first matter); his account of the physical world, a world of atoms without void; his theory of immaterial extension, and the divine real space that underlay this world; his attitude to mechanical explanations in physics, and his preferred theory of the Spirit of Nature; his developing attitude to the notion of living matter; and his views on the life of the human soul, before as well as after its union with the human body |
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Philosophy (General) |
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Religion (General) |
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Philosophy |
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History of Philosophy |
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History of Science |
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Religious Studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
More, Henry, 1614-1687.
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| SUBJECT |
More, Henry, 1614-1687 fast |
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Metaphysics.
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Metaphysics
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metaphysics.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Metaphysics.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Metaphysics
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Science -- Philosophy
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789400739888 |
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9400739885 |
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