On Modern Origins

Essays in Early Modern Philosophy

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

Av Richard Kennington, Pamela Kraus, Frank Hunt

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Richard Kennington (1921-1999), a professor for many years at Pennsylvania State University and the Catholic University of America, was renowned for his insight in reading and teaching early modern philosophy. Although he published articles and spoke widely, never before have his writings been collected in a book. On Modern Origins deftly shows how modern thinkers assessed the errors of the classical tradition and established in its place a philosophy that fuses a new meaning of nature and of theory with humanitarian goals. This volume is an essential source for scholars seeking to understand the contemporary significance of the dawning of the modern era.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2004-06-25
Mått154 x 230 x 23 mm
Vikt463 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieApplications of Political Theory
Antal sidor304
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739108154

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Chapter 1 Bacon's Reform of NatureChapter 2 Bacon's Critique of Ancient Philosophy in New Organon 1Chapter 3 Bacon's OntologyChapter 4 Bacon's Humanitarian Revision of MachiavelliChapter 5 Descartes's OlympicaChapter 6 Descartes's Discourse on MethodChapter 7 Descartes and Mastery of NatureChapter 8 The Finitude of Descartes's Evil GeniusChapter 9 Cartesian Rationalism and Eternal TruthsChapter 10 The "Teaching of Nature" in Descartes's Soul DoctrineChapter 11 René DescartesChapter 12 Analytic and Synthetic Methods in Spinoza's EthicsChapter 13 On the Intention of LeibnizChapter 14 Nature and Natural Right in Locke

Superbly practicing the art of reading, Richard Kennington uncovers the founding arguments of the early modern philosophers. His explications of the thought of Bacon and Descartes on the relations between method, experiential starting-points, and the final purposes of inquiry, are sans pareil for depth and subtlety. Kennington's work builds on insights of Heidegger, Leo Strauss, and Jacob Klein concerning the origins and intent of the modern project of mastering nature, but his reflection on this theme is more thorough and in the end more satisfying than any previous account.