Pierre Gassendi's philosophy and science : : atomism for empiricists / / by Saul Fisher.
This look at Gassendi’s philosophy and science illuminates his contributions to early modern thought and to the broader history of philosophy of science. Two keys to his thought are his novel picture of acquiring and judging empirical belief, and his liberal account of criteria for counting empirica...
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Superior document: | Brill's studies in intellectual history, volume 131 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2005. |
Year of Publication: | 2005 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ;
v. 131. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (464 pages) :; illustrations. |
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Table of Contents:
- A constructive skepticist theory of empirical knowledge
- Scientific method : the Regressus demonstrativus and hypothetical reasoning
- The atomist hypothesis
- Atomisn as hypothesis and as empirical knowledge.