Inaug.--Diss.--Strassburg i. E. / Literatur: p. [79]-80.

Texte remanié de: Diss.--Philosophy--University of Sydney, [ca 1999]. / Bibliogr. p. 214-224. Index.

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Esta dissertação compõe uma história da correspondência, produzida de 1661 a 1676, entre o filósofo holandês Bento de Espinosa (1632-1677) e o alemão Henry Oldenburg (ca. 1619-1677), Secretário fundador da Royal Society e das Philosophical transactions, primeira revista do mundo dedicada exclusivamente à filosofia natural. O presente estudo visa a apresentar e analisar os principais temas tratados nas vinte e oito cartas supérstites, evidenciando a relevante contribuição dessa correspondência ao entendimento de certos aspectos da filosofia de Espinosa. Dividida em três períodos cronológicos, a análise resultante expõe, sumariamente, questionamentos sobre a metafísica espinosana, oposições sobre o cristianismo, além de um intercâmbio de informações políticas e científicas. Por fim, na conclusão, fornece-se uma síntese interpretativa de toda a problemática discutida, a fim de identificar um fio condutor entre os três períodos. Subsidiariamente, este trabalho também compreende o original latino, a tradução e a anotação de todas as cartas pertencentes à correspondência estudada. Complementa esse conjunto textual três cartas obtidas e anotadas por Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), cuja tradução, acompanhada do original latino, também se apresenta. / This thesis composes a history of the correspondence, written from 1661 to 1676, between the Dutch philosopher Benedict de Spinoza (1632-1677) and the German Henry Oldenburg (ca. 1619- 1677), founding Secretary of the Royal Society and editor of the Philosophical transactions, world\'s first journal dedicated exclusively to natural philosophy. The present study aims at presenting and analyzing the main themes dealt with in the twenty-eight remaining letters, evidencing the relevant contribution of this correspondence to the understanding of certain aspects of the philosophy of Spinoza. Divided into three chronological periods, the resulting analysis briefly exposes questions about Spinozas metaphysics, oppositions about christianity, and an exchange of political and scientific informations. Finally, in the conclusion, an interpretative synthesis of the whole problematic is provided in order to identify a guiding thread between the three periods. Subsidiarily, this work also includes the original latin text, translation and annotation of all letters belonging to the correspondence studied. This textual set is complemented by three letters obtained and annotated by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), whose translation and latin text are also presented.

Inaug.-Diss.--Rostock. / Includes bibliographical references.

Inaug. - Diss.--Fakultät der Universität zu Köln--Köln--Universität zu Köln. / Bibliogr. pp. 275-291.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Rice University, 2004. / Title from PDF title page . Electronic access only. "UMI Number 3122568" Includes bibliographical references.

A number of historians of science have claimed that the early Boyle Sermons provided a platform for the promotion of a moderate-Anglican social and political ideology underpinned by Newtonian natural philosophy. However, by examining in detail the texts of Richard Bentley, John Harris and Samuel Clarke, this thesis argues that their Sermons should not be characterised as 'Newtonian'. These texts were highly complex literary productions constructed with the intention of achieving victory over the enemies of Christianity. An examination of their rhetorical strategies focuses attention on the use to which various cognitive materials - including natural philosophy - were put. Thus the presence of Newtonian concepts in the texts is explained by the aims and overall scholarly programmes of the Lecturers. It will also be argued that the term 'Boyle Lectureship' is problematic and that the main elements of the Lectureship - Robert Boyle's bequest, the Trustees, the Lecturers, and the Sermons - cannot be conflated into a single historical unit. Therefore, throughout this study, emphasis is placed on the contingent and singular behaviour of individuals located within an ecclesiastical and scholarly community, where career promotion and the notion of scholarly credit were important. The brief in Boyle's last will and testament stipulated that the Lecturers must defend Christianity using the scholarly tools to hand. In this thesis it will be shown that the personnel of the Lectureship conformed to Boyle's brief and that they utilised all available methods and materials in the pursuance of their legal and institutional responsibilities. This approach removes the analysis of the Lectureship from an overarching sociological perspective; instead the Sermons are interpreted as exemplary texts in the rhetorical prosecution of the enemies of Christianity. This study, therefore, acknowledges the complex nature of theological texts in early modern England.

The purpose of this study is to examine how English natural philosophers of the seventeenth century—in particular, Robert Boyle (1627-1691) considered and assessed the personal traits of skill and experience and the significance of these characteristics to the practice of seventeenth-century science. Boyle's writings reveal that skill and experience impacted various aspects of his seventeenth-century experimental natural philosophy, including the credibility assessment of tradesmen and eyewitnesses to natural phenomena, the contingencies involved in the making of experiments, and Boyle's statements about the requisite skills of experimental philosophy in contrast to other traditions. Subtopics explored include the popularization of science and Boyle's expectations concerning the future improvement of natural philosophy.