Insiders and Outsiders in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy (Routledge Studies in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy)

Seventeenth-century philosophy scholars come together in this volume to address the Insiders--Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, and Hobbes--and Outsiders--Pierre Gassendi, Kenelm Digby, Theophilus Gale, Ralph Cudworth and Nicholas Malebranche--of the philosocial canon, and the ways in which reputations are created and confirmed. In their own day, these ten figures were all considered to be thinkers of substantial repute, and it took some time for the Insiders to come to be regarded as major and original philosophers. Today these Insiders all feature in the syllabi of most history of philosophy courses taught in western universities, and the papers in this collection, contrasting the stories of their receptions with those of the Outsiders, give an insight into the history of philosophy which is generally overlooked. Introduction : The Creation Of The Canon / G.a.j. Rogers -- Pt. I, Outsiders. Becoming And Outsider : Gassendi In The History Of Philosophy / Margaret J. Osler ; Sir Kenelm Digby, Recusant Philosopher / John Henry ; Theophilus Gale And Historiography Of Philosophy / Stephen Pigney ; The Standing Of Ralph Cudworth As A Philosopher / Benjamin Carter ; Nicholas Malebranche : Insider Or Outsider? / Andrew Pyle -- Pt. Ii, Insiders. Descartes. Excusable Caricature And Philosophical Relevance : The Case Of Descartes / Tom Sorell ; Descartes' Reputation / John Cottingham ; The Political Motivations Of Heidegger's Anti-cartesianism / Emmanuel Faye ; Hobbes. Hobbes' Reputation In Anglo-american Philosophy / Tom Sorell ; A Farewell To Leviathan : Foucault And Hobbes On Power, Sovereignty And War / Luc Foisneau ; Spinoza. Spinoza Past And Present / Wiep Van Bunge ; Benedictus Pantheissimus / Steven Nadler ; Locke. The Standing And Reputation Of John Locke / G.a.j. Rogers ; The Reputation Of Locke's General Philosophy In Britain In The Twentieth Century / Michael Ayers ; Leibniz. Leibniz's Reputation : The Fontenelle Tradition / Daniel Garber ; Leibniz's Reputation In The Eighteenth Century : Kant And Herder / Catherine Wilson ; The Reception Of Leibniz's Philosophy In The Twentieth Century / Robert Merrihew Adams. Edited By G.a.j. Rogers, Tom Sorell And Jill Kraye. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Humanities Book Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction: The Creation of the Canon 12 Part I Outsiders 32 1 Becoming an Outsider: Gassendi in the History of Philosophy 34 2 Sir Kenelm Digby, Recusant Philosopher 54 3 Theophilus Gale and Historiography of Philosophy 87 4 The Standing of Ralph Cudworth As a Philosopher 110 5 Nicholas Malebranche: Insider or Outsider? 133 Part II Insiders 162 6 Excusable Caricature and Philosophical Relevance: The Case of Descartes 164 7 Descartes’ Reputation 175 8 The Political Motivations of Heidegger’s anti-Cartesianism 188 9 Hobbes’ Reputation in Anglo-American Philosophy 203 10 A Farewell to Leviathan: Foucault and Hobbes on Power, Sovereignty and War 218 11 Spinoza Past and Present 234 12 Benedictus Pantheissimus 249 13 The Standing and Reputation of John Locke 268 14 The Reputation of Locke’s General Philosophy in Britain in the Twentieth Century 280 15 Leibniz’s Reputation: The Fontenelle Tradition 292 16 Leibniz’s Reputation in the Eighteenth Century: Kant and Herder 305 17 The Reception of Leibniz’s Philosophy in the Twentieth Century 320 Contributors 326 Index 330 Seventeenth-century philosophy scholars come together in this volume to address the Insiders--Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, and Hobbes--and Outsiders--Gassendi, Digby, Gale, Cudworth and Malebranche--of the philosocial canon. Contrasting the Insiders' receptions with those of the Outsiders, this collection gives new insight into the history of philosophy