书名: Soft Underbelly of Reason: The Passions in the Seventeenth Century (Routledge Studies in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy)
作者: Stephen Gaukroger (Editor)
出版社: Routledge; annotated edition (February 20, 1998)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415170540
ISBN-13: 978-0415170543
Book Description
A flood of literature on the passions came out of the seventeenth century, and The Soft Underbelly of Reason highlights the thinking of philosophers, theologians, artists and physicians with regard to the nature of passions. Stephen Gaukroger explains that although there were inevitable overlaps, the interests of each group were distinctive.
We come to understand that it was in terms of the contrast between reason and passions that fundamental questions about the nature of wisdom, goodness and beauty were pursued in the seventeenth century. We also see that it informed practical questions about selfunderstanding, about the behaviour marking out the philosopher, the statesman and the theologian, and questions about the understanding of psychopathological states.
Each of the essays in The Soft Underbelly of Reason, written by the most respected academics in their fields, provides both an insightful and valuable understanding on the different views of the passions in the seventeenth century. Those with an interest in the philosophy of the era, the history of medicine, and women's studies will find this collection a fascinating read.
About the Author
Stephen Gaukroger is a Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sydney, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities. He has written several books, including Descartes: An Intellectual Biography, Cartesian Logic, and Arnauld: On True and False Ideas.
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作者: Stephen Gaukroger (Editor)
出版社: Routledge; annotated edition (February 20, 1998)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415170540
ISBN-13: 978-0415170543
Book Description
A flood of literature on the passions came out of the seventeenth century, and The Soft Underbelly of Reason highlights the thinking of philosophers, theologians, artists and physicians with regard to the nature of passions. Stephen Gaukroger explains that although there were inevitable overlaps, the interests of each group were distinctive.
We come to understand that it was in terms of the contrast between reason and passions that fundamental questions about the nature of wisdom, goodness and beauty were pursued in the seventeenth century. We also see that it informed practical questions about selfunderstanding, about the behaviour marking out the philosopher, the statesman and the theologian, and questions about the understanding of psychopathological states.
Each of the essays in The Soft Underbelly of Reason, written by the most respected academics in their fields, provides both an insightful and valuable understanding on the different views of the passions in the seventeenth century. Those with an interest in the philosophy of the era, the history of medicine, and women's studies will find this collection a fascinating read.
About the Author
Stephen Gaukroger is a Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sydney, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities. He has written several books, including Descartes: An Intellectual Biography, Cartesian Logic, and Arnauld: On True and False Ideas.
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