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Scientia in Early Modern PhilosophyThe Unity of Natural Philosophy and the End of Scientia

Scientia in Early Modern Philosophy: The Unity of Natural Philosophy and the End of Scientia [The dominant model of the unity of natural philosophy in the Middle Ages, namely scientia, collapsed in the early modern era, and the unity of natural philosophy was rethought in the seventeenth century in terms of a reductionist and foundationalist notion of common causation. I want to argue that, if we can identify the reasons for the collapse of the notion of scientia, then we can get a better sense of what was demanded of its successors, and that this will help us in understanding the subordination of all cognitive values to scientific ones so distinctive of the modern era.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Scientia in Early Modern PhilosophyThe Unity of Natural Philosophy and the End of Scientia

Part of the Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Book Series (volume 24)
Editors: Sorell, Tom; Rogers, G.A.; Kraye, Jill
Gaukroger, Stephen
Scientia in Early Modern Philosophy — Sep 28, 2009
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
ISBN
978-90-481-3076-4
Pages
19 –33
DOI
10.1007/978-90-481-3077-1_2
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Abstract

[The dominant model of the unity of natural philosophy in the Middle Ages, namely scientia, collapsed in the early modern era, and the unity of natural philosophy was rethought in the seventeenth century in terms of a reductionist and foundationalist notion of common causation. I want to argue that, if we can identify the reasons for the collapse of the notion of scientia, then we can get a better sense of what was demanded of its successors, and that this will help us in understanding the subordination of all cognitive values to scientific ones so distinctive of the modern era.]

Published: Sep 28, 2009

Keywords: Seventeenth Century; Natural Philosopher; Secondary Quality; Theoretical Science; Macroscopic World

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