Epicureanism at the Origins of Modernity - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:OUP OxfordISBN-13:9780199595556ISBN-10:199595550UPC:9780199595556Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, ReligiousBook Topic:ModernSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCGW1M85SR
Epicureanism at the Origins of Modernity
This landmark study examines the role played by the rediscovery of the writings of the ancient atomists, Epicurus and Lucretius, in the articulation of the major philosophical systems of the seventeenth century, and, more broadly, their influence on the evolution of natural science and moral and political philosophy. The target of sustained and trenchant philosophical criticism by Cicero, and of...
Language:EnglishPublisher:OUP OxfordISBN-13:9780199595556ISBN-10:199595550UPC:9780199595556Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, ReligiousBook Topic:ModernSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCGW1M85SR
Catherine Wilson is a leading contributor to the study of the history and philosophy of science and to 17th century studies. She has held academic posts and fellowships in the USA, Great Britain, Germany, and Canada and is currently Regius Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen.
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