The crisis of causality Voetius and Descartes on God, nature, and change

The Crisis of Causality deals with the reaction of the Dutch Calvinist theologian Gisbertus Voetius (1589-1676) to the New Philosophy of René Descartes (1596-1650). Voetius not only criticised the Cartesian idea of a mechanical Universe; he also foresaw that shifting conceptions of natural causality...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores:	Ruler, J. A. van 1963- author (author)
Formato:	Libro electrónico
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill 1995.
Colección:	Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 66.
Materias:	Voet, Gijsbert, > 1589-1676. Descartes, René, > 1596-1650. Causation > History > 17th century. God > History of doctrines > 17th century. Philosophy of nature > History > 17th century. Change > History > 17th century. Vitalism > History > 17th century. Mechanism (Philosophy) > History > 17th century.
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Preliminary Material / J. A. van Ruler
INTRODUCTION / J. A. van Ruler
CHAPTER ONE: VOETIUS' ESSAY \'ON THE NATURES AND SUBSTANTIAL FORMS OF THINGS\' / J. A. van Ruler
CHAPTER TWO: SPECIES AND FORMS / J. A. van Ruler
CHAPTER THREE: FINALIST PHYSICS / J. A. van Ruler
CHAPTER FOUR: THE MECHANICAL ALTERNATIVE: PERCEPTION AND CAUSALITY / J. A. van Ruler
CHAPTER FIVE: THE MECHANICAL ALTERNATIVE: FROM ENDS TO IMPULSE / J. A. van Ruler
CHAPTER SIX: THE COMPOSITE CHARACTER OF SUBSTANTIAL UNITY / J. A. van Ruler
CHAPTER SEVEN: ULTIMATE CAUSES IN MECHANICAL PHYSICS / J. A. van Ruler
CHAPTER EIGHT: THE CARTESIAN WORLD / J. A. van Ruler
CHAPTER NINE: CAUSES, CONSERVATION AND CONCURRENCE / J. A. van Ruler
CHAPTER TEN: CONCLUSIONS: THEOLOGY BETWEEN VITALISM AND MECHANISM / J. A. van Ruler
BIBLIOGRAPHY / J. A. van Ruler
INDEX / J. A. van Ruler.

The crisis of causality Voetius and Descartes on God, nature, and change

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