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Ideas, Mental Faculties and Method
The Logic of Ideas of Descartes and Locke and Its Reception in the Dutch Republic, 1630-1750
Series: - Brill's Studies in Intellectual History, Volume: 125
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The seventeenth century was a period of dramatic change in the field of philosophy. In logic, traditional Aristotelian textbooks were transformed by the emergence of an alternative âlogic of ideasâ. This new logic was developed by Descartes and Locke, its main representatives, and by Arnauld and Malebranche. The present study starts with a fresh and detailed analysis of the logic of ideas. The author then puts the fruitfulness of his characterization of the new logic to the test, by studying its reception in the eclectic intellectual environment of the Dutch Republic between 1690 and 1750. This is the first comprehensive study of the early modern logic of ideas. It is also a profound contribution to our understanding of the interaction between Aristotelianism and new philosophy and between rationalism and empiricism.
Paul Schuurman, Ph.D. in Philosophy (2000), Keele University, has published numerous articles on René Descartes and John Locke and has recently co-edited a Dictionary of Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Dutch Philosophers (2 vols).
"This is a timely and interesting book which is deserving of the attentions of specialistsin early modern philosophy."
Martin Stone, Tijdschrift voor Filosofie, 2005.
"His attachment to categories and models notwithstanding therefore, he uncovers the dappled light of the logic of ideas and, accordingly, bequeaths us an important book."
Hannah Dawson, Locke Studies.
"Focused and scholarly without being recondite, sustained and thorough without being turgid, it is an impressively accessible work which will relate and engage with a variety of audiences, as it marshals vital philosophical themes together with a truly impressive array of historical evidence. The result is an interesting thesis set against the backdrop of a rigorous survey of one of Western thought's most formative periods...different audiences will get different things from Ideas, Mental Faculties and Method as it is a pleasingly well-written monograph, whose cogency is held together by both its overall lucidity of structure and expression. Those with only a tangential or less familiar understanding of the issues discussed will find Schuurman's patience and generosity of discussion welcoming."
Tim Flanagan, JEMH, 2005.
Martin Stone, Tijdschrift voor Filosofie, 2005.
"His attachment to categories and models notwithstanding therefore, he uncovers the dappled light of the logic of ideas and, accordingly, bequeaths us an important book."
Hannah Dawson, Locke Studies.
"Focused and scholarly without being recondite, sustained and thorough without being turgid, it is an impressively accessible work which will relate and engage with a variety of audiences, as it marshals vital philosophical themes together with a truly impressive array of historical evidence. The result is an interesting thesis set against the backdrop of a rigorous survey of one of Western thought's most formative periods...different audiences will get different things from Ideas, Mental Faculties and Method as it is a pleasingly well-written monograph, whose cogency is held together by both its overall lucidity of structure and expression. Those with only a tangential or less familiar understanding of the issues discussed will find Schuurman's patience and generosity of discussion welcoming."
Tim Flanagan, JEMH, 2005.
Preface
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. The Logic of Ideas
3. Structure of the New Logic
4. The Dutch Context
5. Jean le Clerc: Lockean Empiricism in Textbook Format (1692)
6. Jean-Pierre de Crousaz: Accommodation between Old and New Logic (1725)
7. Nicolaus Engelhardâs Wolffianism (1732)
8. Willem Jacob âs Gravesandeâs Philosophical Defence of Newtonianism (1736)
9. Petrus van Musschenbroek: Logic and Natural Science Part Ways (1748)
10. Conclusion: Dutch Eclectic Logic, 1690â1750
Bibliography
Index of names
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. The Logic of Ideas
3. Structure of the New Logic
4. The Dutch Context
5. Jean le Clerc: Lockean Empiricism in Textbook Format (1692)
6. Jean-Pierre de Crousaz: Accommodation between Old and New Logic (1725)
7. Nicolaus Engelhardâs Wolffianism (1732)
8. Willem Jacob âs Gravesandeâs Philosophical Defence of Newtonianism (1736)
9. Petrus van Musschenbroek: Logic and Natural Science Part Ways (1748)
10. Conclusion: Dutch Eclectic Logic, 1690â1750
Bibliography
Index of names
All those interested in the intellectual history of the early modern era, including philosophers and historians of ideas and science.