Observations upon experimental philosophy
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle
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Observations upon experimental philosophy
by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle
Published
1666
Publisher
Printed by A. Maxwell ...
Pages
654
Description
Margaret Cavendish's 1668 edition of Observations upon Experimental Philosophy, presented here in its first modern edition, holds a unique position in early modern philosophy. Cavendish rejects the Aristotelianism that was taught in the universities in the seventeenth century, and the picture of nature as a grand machine which was propounded by Hobbes, Descartes, and members of the Royal Society of London, such as Boyle. She also rejects the views of nature that make reference to immaterial spirits. Instead she develops an original system of organicist materialism, and draws on the doctrines of ancient Stoicism to attack the tenets of seventeenth-century mechanical philosophy. Her treatise is a document of major importance in the history of women's contributions to philosophy and science.
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Who is the author of Observations upon experimental philosophy?
Observations upon experimental philosophy was written by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle.
When was Observations upon experimental philosophy published?
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