The good life in the scientific revolution : Descartes, Pascal, Leibniz, and the cultivation of virtue / Matthew L. Jones.

The good life in the scientific revolution : Descartes, Pascal, Leibniz, and the cultivation of virtue /

Amid the unrest, dislocation, and uncertainty of seventeenth-century Europe, readers seeking consolation and assurance turned to philosophical and scientific books that offered ways of conquering fears and training the mind?guidance for living a good life. The Good Life in the Scientific Revolution...

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Main Author: Jones, Matthew L. (Matthew Laurence), 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650.
Pascal, Blaise, > 1623-1662.
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, > Freiherr von, > 1646-1716.
Science > History > 17th century.
Mathematics > Philosophy > History > 17th century.
Science > Moral and ethical aspects.
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