Glisson-Leibniz-Reid-Maine de Biran : la force de la vie et sa trajectoire dans lâHistoire de la philosophie de Victor Cousin

Guido Giglioni

Chapitre 8 Glisson-Leibniz-Reid-Maine de Biran : la force de la vie et sa trajectoire dans lâHistoire de la philosophie de Victor Cousin

In: Lâinstitution philosophique franÃ§aise et la Renaissance : lâÃ©poque de Victor Cousin

Author:

Guido Giglioni

Guido Giglioni UniversitÃ di Macerata ¹

Search for other papers by Guido Giglioni in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed

Type:: Chapter

Pages:: 173â197

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004513211_009

Purchase instant access (PDF download and unlimited online access):

â¬42.00â¬35.00Â excl. VAT

Add to Cart

Redeem Access Token

Abstract

In Victor Cousinâs history of philosophy, and especially his Histoire gÃ©nÃ©rale de la philosophie, Leibniz and Maine de Biran are hailed as pioneers in the domain of metaphysics for the ways in which they conceptualized the interplay of matter, life, and consciousness. However, in order to qualify the nature of Leibnizâs and Biranâs contributions, Cousin also decided to dwell on the works of the Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid (1710â1706), while assigning a minor but decisive role to the English physician and philosopher Francis Glisson (1599â1677). In particular, by looking at the way in which Cousin made use of Glissonâs De natura substantiae energetica (1672), this chapter focuses on several key issues that characterize Cousinâs historiography of philosophy: the philosophical contribution of the Renaissance described as a haphazard and jumbled reflection on life, force, and freedom; the persistence of the Cartesian framework used as a lens to magnify the evolution of ideas from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century; and, finally, the ambivalent relationship between Biranâs spiritualism and Cousinâs own variation on the same tradition.

Citation Info

Save
Cite
Email this content

Share link with colleague or librarian

You can email a link to this page to a colleague or librarian:
Email this content
or copy the link directly:

https://brill.edhh.ma/abstract/book/9789004513211/BP000015.xml
The link was not copied. Your current browser may not support copying via this button.

Link copied successfully

Collapse
Expand

Lâinstitution philosophique franÃ§aise et la Renaissance : lâÃ©poque de Victor Cousin

Series:Â Brill's Series in Philosophical Historiographies, Volume: 1

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004513211

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 17 Mar 2022

Subjects
- Literature and Cultural Studies
  - French & Francophone
- Philosophy
  - Medieval Philosophy
  - Early Modern Philosophy

Front Matter

Back Matter

Metrics

	All Time	Past 365 days	Past 30 Days
Abstract Views	2015	1589	11
Full Text Views	21	18	0
PDF Views & Downloads	8	1	0

African Studies	Education	Media Studies
American Studies	History	Middle East and Islamic Studies
Ancient Near East and Egypt	Human Rights and Humanitarian Law	Musicology
Art History	International Law	Philosophy
Asian Studies	International Relations	Religious Studies
Biblical Studies	Jewish Studies	Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Biology	Languages and Linguistics	Social Sciences
Book History and Cartography	Life Sciences	Theology and World Christianity
Classical Studies	Literature and Cultural Studies

Subjects

Authors

Open Access

Product Information

Company

Contact

Chapitre 8 Glisson-Leibniz-Reid-Maine de Biran : la force de la vie et sa trajectoire dans lâHistoire de la philosophie de Victor Cousin

Abstract

Citation Info

Share link with colleague or librarian

Lâinstitution philosophique franÃ§aise et la Renaissance : lâÃ©poque de Victor Cousin

Table of Contents

Metrics

Metrics

Chapitre 8 Glisson-Leibniz-Reid-Maine de Biran : la force de la vie et sa trajectoire dans lâHistoire de la philosophie de Victor Cousin

Lâinstitution philosophique franÃ§aise et la Renaissance : lâÃ©poque de Victor Cousin