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Isaac Beeckman on matter and motion [electronic resource] : mechanical philosophy in the making / Klaas van Berkel

Author
Berkel, Klaas van
Uniform Title
Isaac Beeckman (1588-1637) en de mechanisering van het wereldbeeld. English
Published
Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, [2013]
Physical Description
viii, 265 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
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Summary
"Historians of science and the philosophy of science find the substance and stance of Isaac Beeckman's thought highly interesting, for it represented an early attempt to develop a comprehensive picture of the world by means of mechanistic theory, that is, forces acting upon one another. Besides possibly influencing Descartes, this view broke away from medieval religious assumptions and belief in occult forces. Berkel teases out Beeckman's evolving approach to nature by means of his extensive journals, explaining the leading concept of "picturability." Beeckman supplied a stepping stone (one still not widely appreciated) on the path that led to the scientific revolution"--
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9781421409368 (pbk.)
1421409364 (pbk.)
9781421409610 (electronic)
Note
Revision of the author's thesis under title: Isaac Beeckman (1588-1637) en de mechanisering van het wereldbeeld.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-248) and index.
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