Divine Will and the Mechanical Philosophy: Gassendi and Descartes on Contingency and Necessity in the Created World - Osler, Margaret J. (University of Calgary) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9780521524926 - June 7, 2004
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Divine Will and the Mechanical Philosophy: Gassendi and Descartes on Contingency and Necessity in the Created World

Osler, Margaret J. (University of Calgary)

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Divine Will and the Mechanical Philosophy: Gassendi and Descartes on Contingency and Necessity in the Created World

This book is about the varying influence of theological conceptions of contingency and necessity on two versions of the mechanical philosophy in the seventeenth century. Pierre Gassendi and René Descartes both believed that all natural phenomena could be explained in terms of matter and motion alone.

300 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released June 7, 2004
ISBN13 9780521524926
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 300
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 17 mm   ·   440 g
Language English  

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