The Philosophy of Robert Boyle (Routledge Studi, Anstey Hardcover..

Name: The Philosophy of Robert Boyle (Routledge Studi, Anstey Hardcover..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Philosophy of Robert Boyle\nPlease note: \nthis item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days).\n\nAuthor(s): Peter R. Anstey\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415224291, 978-0415224291\nSynopsis\nFirst Published in 2004. This book presents the first integrated treatment of the mechanical or corpuscular philosophy of Robert Boyle, one of the leading English natural philosophers of the Scientific Revolution. It focuses on the concepts central to Boyle??s philosophy, including the theory of matter and its qualities, causation, laws of nature, motion and the incorporeal. The book is divided into two parts?the first examining the manner in which Boyle distinguished between various types of qualities, his view on the perception of these qualities and the ontological status of the sensible qualities. The second part examines Boyle??s mechanism in general.