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The Mechanization of Philosophy Between 1300-1700
Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education) (2011)
  • Henrik Lagerlund, The University of Western Ontario
  • Benjamin Hill, The University of Western Ontario
  • Helen Hattab, University of Houston
  • Dennis Des Chene, Washington University in St Louis
  • Calvin Normore
Abstract

Standard histories of the development of modern science and philosophy has it that the mechanical philosophy was driven by changes in physics that then required a re-conceptualization of the metaphysics of substance. We contest that this view is backwards. The revisions of the metaphysics of substance occurred in the 14th century and it underlined the well-known changes in physics in the 15th and 16th centuries, which gave rise to mechanical philosophy in the 17th century.

Disciplines
Publication Date
March 23, 2011
Citation Information
Henrik Lagerlund, Benjamin Hill, Helen Hattab, Dennis Des Chene, et al.. "The Mechanization of Philosophy Between 1300-1700" Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education) (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/henriklagerlund/43/