Defending Descartes In Brandenburg Prussia

Author : Pietro Daniel Omodeo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3031019652

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Defending Descartes in Brandenburg-Prussia by Pietro Daniel Omodeo Pdf

This volume is a study of the many dimensions of the early reception of Cartesianism in German-speaking Europe during the seventeenth century based on the case of the University of Frankfurt an der Oder. It investigates the broad context of that discussion, which was at once scientific, cultural, political and socio-institutional. Chapter by chapter, the book sheds light on the most relevant aspects of the environment of the time. It is aimed at historians of science and philosophy, as well as scholars investigating German-speaking Europe of the 17th century.

Author : Pietro Daniel Omodeo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783031019647

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Defending Descartes in Brandenburg-Prussia by Pietro Daniel Omodeo Pdf

This volume is a study of the many dimensions of the early reception of Cartesianism in German-speaking Europe during the seventeenth century based on the case of the University of Frankfurt an der Oder. It investigates the broad context of that discussion, which was at once scientific, cultural, political and socio-institutional. Chapter by chapter, the book sheds light on the most relevant aspects of the environment of the time. It is aimed at historians of science and philosophy, as well as scholars investigating German-speaking Europe of the 17th century.

Author : Davide Cellamare,Mattia Mantovani
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004524897

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Descartes in the Classroom by Davide Cellamare,Mattia Mantovani Pdf

The volume offers the first large-scale study of the teaching of Descartes’s philosophy in the early modern age, across the borders of countries, and confessions, both within and without the university setting – public conferences, private tutorials, distance learning by letter.

Author : Andrea Strazzoni,Marco Sgarbi
Publisher : Firenze University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9791221501698

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Reading Descartes. Consciousness, Body, and Reasoning by Andrea Strazzoni,Marco Sgarbi Pdf

This volume takes cue from the idea that the thought of no philosopher can be understood without considering it as the result of a lively dialogue with other thinkers. On this ground, it addresses the ways in which René Descartes’s philosophy evolved and was progressively understood by intellectuals from different contexts and eras, either by considering direct interlocutors of Descartes such as Isaac Beeckman and Elisabeth of Bohemia, thinkers who developed upon his ideas and on particular topics as Nicolas Malebranche or Thomas Willis, those who adapted his overall methodology in developing new systems of knowledge as Johannes Clauberg and Pierre-Sylvain Régis, and contemporary thinkers from continental and analytic traditions like Emanuele Severino and Peter Strawson.

Author : Luís Campos Ribeiro
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004548978

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Jesuit Astrology by Luís Campos Ribeiro Pdf

Connections between the Society of Jesus and astrology used to appear as unexpected at best. Astrology was never viewed favourably by the Church, especially in early modern times, and since Jesuits were strong defenders of Catholic orthodoxy, most historians assumed that their religious fervour would be matched by an equally strong rejection of astrology. This groundbreaking and compelling study brings to light new Jesuit scientific texts revealing a much more positive, practical, and nuanced attitude. What emerges forcefully is a totally new perspective into early modern Jesuit culture, science, and education, highlighting the element that has been long overlooked: astrology.

Author : Paul J. Smith,Florike Egmond
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 777 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004681187

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Ichthyology in Context (1500–1880) by Paul J. Smith,Florike Egmond Pdf

Ichthyology in Context (1500–1880) provides a broad spectre of early modern manifestations of human fascination with fish – “fish” understood in the early modern sense of the term, as aquatilia: all aquatic animals, including sea mammals and crustaceans. It addresses the period’s quickly growing knowledge about fish in its multiple, varied and rapidly changing interaction with culture. This topic is approached from various disciplines: history of science, cultural history, history of collections, historical ecology, art history, literary studies, and lexicology. Attention is given to the problematic questions of visual and textual representation of fish, and pre- and post-Linnean classification and taxonomy. This book also explores the transnational exchange of ichthyological knowledge and items in and outside Europe. Contributors: Cristina Brito, Tobias Bulang, João Paulo S. Cabral, Florike Egmond, Dorothee Fischer, Holger Funk, Dirk Geirnaert, Philippe Glardon, Justin R. Hanisch, Bernardo Jerosch Herold, Rob Lenders, Alan Moss, Doreen Mueller, Johannes Müller, Martien J.P. van Oijen, Pietro Daniel Omodeo, Anne M. Overduin-de Vries, Theodore W. Pietsch, Cynthia Pyle, Marlise Rijks, Paul J. Smith, Ronny Spaans, Robbert Striekwold, Melinda Susanto, Didi van Trijp, Sabina Tsapaeva, and Ching-Ling Wang.

Author : Joachim Whaley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 773 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199693078

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Germany and the Holy Roman Empire by Joachim Whaley Pdf

In the first single-author account of German history from the Reformation to the early nineteenth century since Hajo Holborn's study written in the 1950s, Dr Whaley provides a full account of the history of the Holy Roman Empire. Volume II extends from the Peace of Westphalia to the Dissolution of the Reich.

Author : Christian Thomasius
Publisher : Natural Law and Enlightenment
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131726072

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Essays on Church, State, and Politics by Christian Thomasius Pdf

The essays selected here for translation derive largely from Thomasius's work on Staatskirchenrecht, or the political jurisprudence of church law. These works, originating as disputations, theses, and pamphlets, were direct interventions in the unresolved issue of the political role of religion in Brandenburg-Prussia, a state in which a Calvinist dynasty ruled over a largely Lutheran population and nobility as well as a significant Catholic minority. In mandating limited religious toleration within the German states, the provisions of the Peace of Westphalia (1648) also provided the rulers of Brandenburg-Prussia with a way of keeping the powerful Lutheran church in check by guaranteeing a degree of religious freedom to non-Lutherans and thereby detaching the state from the most powerful territorial church. Thomasius's writings on church-state relations, many of them critical of the civil claims made by Lutheran theologians, are a direct response to this state of affairs. At the same time, owing to the depth of intellectual resources at his disposal, these works constitute a major contribution to the broader discussion of the relation between the religious and political spheres.

Author : Frederick II
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691258911

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Frederick the Great's Philosophical Writings by Frederick II Pdf

The first modern English edition of diverse Enlightenment-era writings by Prussian monarch Frederick the Great Frederick II of Prussia (1712–1786), best known as Frederick the Great, was a prolific writer of philosophical discourses, poems, epics, satires, and more, while maintaining extensive correspondence with prominent intellectuals, Voltaire among them. This edition of selected writings, the first to make a wide range of Frederick’s most important ideas available to a modern English readership, moves beyond traditional attempts to see his work only in light of his political aims. In these pages, we can finally appreciate Frederick’s influential contributions to the European Enlightenment—and his unusual role as a monarch who was also a published author. In addition to Frederick’s major opus, the Anti-Machiavel, the works presented here include essays, prefaces, reviews, and dialogues. The subjects discussed run the gamut from ethics to religion to political theory. Accompanied by critical annotations, the texts show that we can understand Frederick’s views of kingship and the state only if we engage with a broad spectrum of his thought, including his attitudes toward morality and self-love. By contextualizing his arguments and impact on Enlightenment beliefs, this volume considers how we can reconcile Frederick’s innovative public musings with his absolutist rule. Avi Lifschitz provides a robust and detailed introduction that discusses Frederick’s life and work against the backdrop of eighteenth-century history and politics. With its unparalleled scope and cross-disciplinary appeal, Frederick the Great’s Philosophical Writings firmly establishes one monarch’s multifaceted relevance for generations of readers and scholars to come.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 854 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : UCAL:C2645117

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Chamber's Encyclopœdia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Chambers W. and R., ltd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X030751876

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Chambers's Encyclopædia by Chambers W. and R., ltd Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU06848869

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Chambers's Encyclopaedia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : NYPL:33433000064497

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Chambers' Encyclopædia by Anonim Pdf

Author : David Brewster,Leonhard Euler,John Griscom
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1015426794

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Letters of Euler On Different Subjects in Natural Philosophy: Addressed to a German Princess; Volume 1 by David Brewster,Leonhard Euler,John Griscom Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : CORNELL:31924066495502

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Journal of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies by Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies Pdf