Table of Contents

Philosophia, Historia, Mathematica: Shifting Sands in the Disciplinary Geography of the Seventeenth Century.- The Unity of Natural Philosophy and the End of Scientia.- Matter, Mortality, and the Changing Ideal of Science.- Scientia and Inductio Scientifica in the Logica Hamburgensis of Joachim Jungius.- Scientia and the Sciences in Descartes.- Scientia and Self-knowledge in Descartes.- Spinoza’s Theory of Scientia Intuitiva.- Scientia in Hobbes.- John Locke and the Limits of Scientia.

Reviews

From the reviews:“This narrowly focused collection of papers seeks to explicate competing notions of scientia in the works of 17th century natural philosophers … . The quality of the entries is consistently high and their variety is refreshing. … The papers can be read profitably by anyone interested in the history and philosophy of science in the early modern period … . this collection will prove extremely useful for a variety of purposes, including the amusement of pedants and the stoking of scholarly debate.” (Scott Stapleford, Philosophy in Review, Vol. 30 (6), December, 2010)“Here for the first time, a series of clear, informative studies of the foremost early modern thinkers’ conceptions of scientia are brought together under one cover. The nine contributors are a veritable Who’s Who of historians of early modern philosophy and the philosophers covered include some of the leading thinkers of the age … . the volume offers both breadth and depth of coverage. … this collection is a welcome and timely addition to the field.” (Peter R. Anstey, Metascience, Vol. 20, 2011)