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TY  - BOOK
ID  - 22103314
TI  - Descartes on forms and mechanisms
PY  - 2009
SN  - 9780521518925 052151892X 9780511596612 9781107405158 9780511596216 0511596219 9780511593154 0511593155 9780511595080 0511595085 1107405157 0511596618 1107191882 1282316559 9786612316555 0511595816 0511592221
PB  - New York : Cambridge University Press,
DB  - UniCat
KW  - Mécanisme (philosophie)
KW  - Forme (philosophie)
KW  - Scolastique
KW  - Mécanique
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Descartes, René,
KW  - Critique et interprétation
KW  - Form (Philosophy)
KW  - Form (Philosophy).
KW  - Mechanism (Philosophy)
KW  - Scholasticism
KW  - Theology, Scholastic
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Philosophy, Medieval
KW  - Mechanistic philosophy
KW  - Philosophy, Mechanistic
KW  - Biology
KW  - Life (Biology)
KW  - Materialism
KW  - Naturalism
KW  - Science
KW  - Vitalism
KW  - Idealism
KW  - Matter
KW  - Metaphysics
KW  - Structuralism
KW  - Descartes, René,
KW  - Descartes, Renatus
KW  - Cartesius, Renatus
KW  - Descartes, René
KW  - Mechanism (Philosophy).
KW  - Scholasticism.
KW  - Scolastique.
KW  - Histoire.
KW  - Critique et interprétation.
KW  - Arts and Humanities
KW  - Mécanisme (philosophie)
KW  - Mécanique
KW  - Critique et interprétation
KW  - Descartes, Rene,
UR  - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:22103314
AB  - The modern view of causation can be traced back to the mechanistic science of Descartes, whose rejection of Aristotelian physics, with its concept of substantial forms, in favor of mechanical explanations was a turning-point in the history of philosophy. However the reasoning which led Descartes and other early moderns in this direction is not well understood. This book traces Descartes' groundbreaking theory of scientific explanation back to the mathematical demonstrations of Aristotelian mechanics and interprets these advances in light of the available arguments for and against substantial forms. It also examines how Descartes' new theory led him to develop a metaphysical foundation for his science that could avoid skeptical objections. It will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in the philosophy and science of the early modern period.
ER  -