ISBN:
9789048516803
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9789089644381
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (225 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
History of science and scholarship in the Netherlands (HSSN)
Series Statement:
History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlands, Ser v.v. 13
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DDC:
301
Keywords:
Gorlaeus, David 1591-1612
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Philosophers Netherlands
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Electronic books
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Philosophers -- Netherlands
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Gorlaeus, David ; 1591-1612
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Philosophers ; Netherlands
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
When David Gorlæus, a prospective theology student, passed away tragically at twenty-one years old, he left behind two highly innovative manuscripts, which were published posthumously in 1620 and 1651, respectively. As his identity was unknown, seventeenth-century readers understood him both as an anti-Aristotelian thinker and a precursor of Descartes. In contrast, by the twentieth century, historians depicted him as an atomist, natural scientist, and even a chemist. David Gorlæus (1591-1612) seeks to pull together what is known of this enigmatic figure. Combining multiple historical sources, Christoph Lüthy provides a narrative of Gorlæus's life that casts light on his exceptional body of work and places it firmly at the intersection between philosophy, the nascent natural sciences, and theology. "Christoph Lüthy is the first to tell the complete story of David Gorlæus and to reconstruct his image on the basis of all remaining sources. Showing in a convincing way that Gorlæus is one of the key figures in the renewal of atomistic philosophy in the seventeenth century and a major influence on many philosophers that are much better known, he leaves us with the melancholy picture of someone who died too young to become one of the heroes of the scientific revolution."-Theo Verbeek, Utrecht University.
Abstract:
Intro -- David Gorlæus (1591-1612) -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introducing Gorlæus -- 1.1. The Tomb -- 1.2. Gorlaeus in the HIstoriography of Philosophy -- 1.3. Gorlaeus in the Historiography of Science -- Chapter 2. Gorlæus' Two Treatises -- 2.1. Method of Presentation -- 2.2. A Description of Gorlaeus' Two Works -- 2.3. Ontology as "First or Universal Philosophy" -- 2.4. Gorlaeus' Physical Atomism -- 2.5. A Brief Appraisal -- Chapter 3. Gorlæus' Life -- 3.1. Gorlaeus' Family Background -- 3.2. Gorlaeus' Youth -- 3.3. Gorlaeus at Franeker University -- 3.4. Henricus de Veno's Secrets -- 3.5. Henricus de Veno's Teaching -- 3.6. Gorlaeus' Debt to De Veno, Cardano and Scaliger -- 3.7. Gorlaeus at Leiden -- 3.8. Jacob Arminius and the Beginning of the Arminian Controversy -- 3.9. The Vorstius Affair -- 3.10. The Link between Vorstius' De Deo and Gorlaeus' Exercitationes -- 3.11. Nicolaus Taurellus' Influence on Vorstius and Gorlaeus -- 3.12. Gorlaeus' Contribution to Philosophy -- Chapter 4. Gorlæus' Place in the History of Seventeenth-Century Thought -- 4.1. International Responses to Gorlaeus: The Parisian Case -- 4.2. Dutch Responses to Gorlaeus and the Rise of Cartesianism -- 4.3. Gorlaeus Forgotten and Rediscovered: A Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Description / Table of Contents:
David Gorlæus (1591-1612); Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introducing Gorlæus; Chapter 2 Gorlæus' Two Treatises; Chapter 3 Gorlæus' Life; Chapter 4 Gorlæus' Place in the History of Seventeenth-Century Thought; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
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