NOCTUA
La tradizione filosofica dall’antico al moderno
History of Philosophy from the Ancient to the Modern Age
Autore / Author: Nausicaa E. Milani
Affiliazione / Author affiliation: Università degli Studi di Parma
Titolo / Title: Motion and God in XVIIth-Century Cartesian Manuals: Rohault, Régis and Gadroys
Abstract: This work takes into account three Cartesian manuals diffused in 17th century France (Claude Gadroys, Le système du monde selon les trois hypothèses (Paris, Desprez 1675); Jacques Rohault, Traité de physique (Paris, 1671); Pierre-Sylvain Régis, Cours entier de philosophie, ou système general selon les principes de M. Descartes contenant la logique, la metaphysique, la physique et la morale (Amsterdam, 1691)) in order to question if the development of an empirical attitude in the scientific research influenced their approaches to the study of motion. The article intends to deepen the role that these authors give to God in the physical structure of the universe with the purpose of investigating whether their analysis of motion is untainted by the metaphysical component or on what terms it remains linked to it.
Keywords: Cartesianism; Claude Gadroys; motion; Pierre-Sylvain Régis; Jacques Rohault.
DOI: 10.14640/NoctuaII12
Anno / Volume: II
Fascicolo / Issue: 1-2
Pagine / Pages: 481-516
Pubblicazione / Publication date: 15/06/2015
Permalink: https://dx.doi.org/10.14640/NoctuaII12
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