Margaret Cavendish Observations upon Experimental Philosophy
| Author/creator | Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Cambridge University Press |
| Description | 338 p. 22.800 x 015.200 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Other author/creator | O'Neill, Eileen Editor |
| Other author/creator | Ameriks, Karl Contribution by |
| Other author/creator | Cavendish, Margaret Author |
| Other author/creator | Clarke, Desmond M. Contribution by |
| Series | Texts in the History of Philosophy |
| Summary | Annotation Margaret Cavendish's 1668 edition of Observations upon Experimental Philosophy, presented here in its first modern edition, holds a unique position in early modern philosophy. Cavendish rejects the Aristotelianism which was taught in the universities in the seventeenth century, and the picture of nature as a grand machine which was propounded by Hobbes, Descartes and members of the Royal Society of London, such as Boyle. She also rejects the views of nature which make reference to immaterial spirits. Instead she develops an original system of organicist materialism, and draws on the doctrines of ancient Stoicism to attack the tenets of seventeenth-century mechanical philosophy. Her treatise is a document of major importance in the history of women's contributions to philosophy and science. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 00050354 |
| ISBN | 9780521772044 |
| ISBN | 0521772044 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780521772044 |
| Stock number | 00004933 |
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