The Oxford Handbook of British Philosophy in the Seventeenth Century

Twenty-six new essays by experts on seventeenth-century thought provide a critical survey of this key period in British intellectual history. These far-reaching essays discuss not only central debates and canonical authors from Francis Bacon to Isaac Newton, but also explore less well-known figures and topics from the period. Provides An Advanced Overview Of The Issues That Are Informing Research On The Subject Of British Philosophy In The Seventeenth Century, While At The Same Time Offering New Directions For Research To Take. It Covers The Whole Of The Seventeenth Century, Ranging From Francis Bacon To John Locke And Isaac Newton. The Book Contains Five Parts: The Introductory Part I Examines The State Of The Discipline And The Nature Of Its Practitioners As The Century Unfolded; Part Ii Discusses The Leading Natural Philosophers And The Philosophy Of Nature, Including Bacon, Boyle, And Newton; Part Iii Covers Knowledge And The Human Faculty Of The Understanding; Part Iv Explores The Leading Topics In British Moral Philosophy From The Period; And Part V Concerns Political Philosophy. In Addition To Dealing With Canonical Authors And Celebrated Texts, Such As Thomas Hobbes And His Leviathan, It Discusses Many Less-well-known Figures And Debates From The Period Whose Importance Is Only Now Being Appreciated. Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. I The Discipline Of Philosophy In Seventeenth-century Britain -- 1.becoming A Philosopher In Seventeenth-century Britain / Richard Serjeantson -- Pt. Ii Natural Philosophers And The Philosophy Of Nature -- 2.francis Bacon / Guido Giglioni -- 3.robert Boyle / J.j. Macintosh -- 4.isaac Newton / Andrew Janiak -- 5.the Reception Of Cartesianism / John Henry -- 6.observation And Mathematics / Mary Domski -- 7.the Status Of Theory And Hypotheses / Steffen Ducheyne -- 8.substance And Essence / Michael Edwards -- 9.the Nature Of Body / Dana Jalobeanu -- 10.the Theory Of Material Qualities / Peter R. Anstey -- 11.theories Of Generation And Form / Justin E.h. Smith -- 12.soul And Body / John Sutton -- Pt. Iii Knowledge And Human Understanding -- 13.john Locke On The Understanding / Peter R. Anstey -- 14.ideas / Keith Allen -- 15.probable Opinion / James Franklin -- 16.logic And Demonstrative Knowledge / Douglas M. Jesseph -- Pt. Iv Moral Philosophy -- Contents Note Continued: 17.will And Motivation / Samuel C. Rickless -- 18.hedonism And Virtue / Donald Rutherford -- 19.passions And Affections / Amy M. Schmitter -- 20.natural Law And Natural Rights / Thomas Mautner -- Pt. V Political Philosophy -- 21.women, Freedom, And Equality / Sarah Hutton -- 22.thomas Hobbes' Leviathan / Catherine Wilson -- 23.john Locke's Two Treatises Of Government / A. John Simmons -- 24.the Origin And Development Of Property: Conventionalism, Unilateralism, And Colonialism / Kiyoshi Shimokawa -- 25.sovereignty / Conal Condren -- 26.toleration / Jon Parkin. Edited By Peter R. Anstey. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Oxford Handbook of British Philosophy in the Seventeenth Century comprises twenty-six new essays by leading experts in the field. This unique scholarly resource provides advanced students and scholars with a comprehensive overview of the issues that are informing research on the subject, while at the same time offering new directions for research to take. The volume is ambitious in scope: it covers the whole of the seventeenth century, ranging from Francis Bacon to John Locke and Isaac Newton. The Handbook contains five parts: the introductory Part I examines the state of the discipline and the nature of its practitioners as the century unfolded; Part II discusses the leading natural philosophers and the philosophy of nature, including Bacon, Boyle, and Newton; Part III covers knowledge and the human faculty of the understanding; Part IV explores the leading topics in British moral philosophy from the period; and Part V concerns political philosophy. In addition to dealing with canonical authors and celebrated texts, such as Thomas Hobbes and his Leviathan, the Handbook discusses many less well-known figures and debates from the period, whose importance is only now being appreciated.