The Early Enlightenment in the Dutch Republic, 1650-1750: Selected Papers of a Conference, Held at the Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbuttel, 22-23 March 2001 (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History)

This book contains twelve major essays written by prominent historians from the Netherlands, Belgium and the United States on the early Enlightenment in the Dutch Republic, and more in particular on the main schools of thought that made up its philosophical profile. This Book Contains Twelve Essays By Prominent Historians From The Netherlands, Belgium And The United States On The Early Enlightenment In The Dutch Republic. In The Wake Of The Increased Awareness Of The Importance Of This Particular Period For The European Enlightenment As A Whole, They Focus On Cartesianism, Spinozism And Empiricism, The Three Main Schools Of Thought That Made Up Its Philosophical Profile. The First Part Of The Book Highlights The Academic Infrastructure Of The Dutch Republic And The Theological Response To The Radical Enlightenment. The Second And Third Parts Concentrate On The Philosophical And The Scientific Developments In The Dutch Republic From 1650 To 1750. The Final Part Of This Book Deals With The International Proliferation Of The Dutch Radical Enlightenment And With The Way In Which Its Main Protagonists Have Been Ignored By Dutch Historiography.--book Jacket. Introduction: The Early Enlightenment In The Dutch Republic, 1650-1750 / Wiep Van Bunge -- Academic Careers And Scholarly Networks / Hans De Waardt -- The Religious Context Of The Early Dutch Enlightenment: Moral Religion And Society / Ernestine Van Der Wall -- Adriaan Koerbagh: Biblical Criticism And Enlightenment -- 'outside God There Is Nothing': Swammerdam, Spinoza, And The Janus-face Of The Early Dutch Enlightenment / Eric Jorink -- The Shipwreck Of Belief And Eternal Bliss: Philosophy And Religion In Later Dutch Cartesianism / Han Van Ruler -- The Empiricist Logic Of Ideas Of Jean Le Clerc / Paul Schuurman -- Comets In The Early Dutch Enlightenment / Andrew Fix -- Medicine And Philosophy In Leiden Around 1700: Continuity Or Rupture? / Henri Krop -- The Culture Of Mathematics In The Early Dutch Enlightenment / Geert Vanpaemel -- The Early Dutch Enlightenment As A Factor In The Wider European Enlightenment / Jonathan Israel -- The Construction Of Silence: Religious And Political Radicalism In Dutch History / Wijnand Mijnhardt. Edited By Wiep Van Bunge. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book contains twelve essays by prominent historians from the Netherlands, Belgium and the United States on the early Enlightenment in the Dutch Republic. In the wake of the increased awareness of the importance of this particular period for the European Enlightenment as a whole, they focus on Cartesianism, Spinozism and Empiricism, the three main schools of thought that made up its philosophical profile. The first part of the book highlights the academic infrastructure of the Dutch Republic and the theological response to the Radical Enlightenment. The second and third parts concentrate on the philosophical and the scientific developments in the Dutch Republic from 1650 to 1750. The final part of this book deals with the international proliferation of the Dutch Radical Enlightenment and with the way in which its main protagonists have been ignored by Dutch historiography.Contributors include: Wiep van Bunge, Andrew Fix, Jonathan Israel, Eric Jorink, Henri Krop, Wijnand Mijnhardt, Han van Ruler, Paul Schuurman, Geert Vanpaemel, Hans de Waardt, Ernestine van der Wall, and Michiel Wielema. This book contains twelve essays by prominent historians from the Netherlands, Belgium and the United States on the early Enlightenment in the Dutch Republic. In the wake of the increased awareness of the importance of this particular period for the European Enlightenment as a whole, they focus on Cartesianism, Spinozism and Empiricism, the three main schools of thought that made up its philosophical profile. The first part of the book highlights the academic infrastructure of the Dutch Republic and the theological response to the Radical Enlightenment. The second and third parts concentrate on the philosophical and the scientific developments in the Dutch Republic from 1650 to 1750. The final part of this book deals with the international proliferation of the Dutch Radical Enlightenment and with the way in which its main protagonists have been ignored by Dutch historiography. Contributors include: Wiep van Bunge, Andrew Fix, Jonathan Israel, Eric Jorink, Henri Krop, Wijnand Mijnhardt, Han van Ruler, Paul Schuurman, Geert Vanpaemel, Hans de Waardt, Ernestine van der Wall, and Michiel Wielema