Isaac Beeckman on Matter and Motion Mechanical Philosophy in the Making

Name: Isaac Beeckman on Matter and Motion Mechanical Philosophy in the Making
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ISBN: 9781421409368

ISBN-10: 1421409364

ISBN-13: 9781421409368

Edition: 2013

Authors: Klaas van Berkel, Maarten Ultee

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The contribution of the Dutch craftsman and scholar Isaac Beeckman to early modern scientific thought has never been properly acknowledged. Surprisingly free from the constraints of traditional natural philosophy, he developed a view of the world in which everything, from the motion of the heavens to musical harmonies, is explained by reducing it to matter in motion. His ideas deeply influenced Descartes and Gassendi. Klaas van Berkel has succeeded in unearthing and explicating Beeckman's scientific notebooks, allowing us to follow how he developed his new philosophy, almost day by day.Beeckman was almost forgotten until the discovery of his notebooks in the early twentieth century. Isaac…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 8/14/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.68" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English