Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
?1?John Wallis's "Mottled Soul": The Interpretative Challenge
?2?The Salve of the "Town Doctor": the Interpretive Approach
PART 1: John Wallis's Academic Formation
Introduction to Part 1
2 John Wallis's Autobiography: Text and Context
?1?John Wallis and Thomas Smith
?2?John Wallis's Manuscript Copies of His Autobiography
?3?John Wallis, Anthony Wood, and the Memory of the Town Doctor
3 Early Life and Education
?1?At Home and at School, 1616-32
?2?Cambridge University, 1632-40
4 The Foundation of a Career
?1?Ecclesiastical Service, 1640-49
?2?Natural Philosophy in London, 1645-49
?3?Conclusion
Conclusion to Part 1
PART 2: John Wallis's Academic Career
Introduction to Part 2
5 Mathematical Lecturer
?1?The Savilian Statutes
?2?Lectures on Arithmetic and Algebra
?3?Lectures on Geometry
?4?Conclusion
6 Doctor of Divinity
?1?Dogmatics and the Distinctions of Reason
?2?Reason and Revelation
?3?Conclusion: the Hermeneutic of Suspension
7 Pedagogue, Pastor, and Protector
?1?Geometry as Solidior Philosophia
?2?The Care of Scholars
?3?A University in Its Own Right
?4?Conclusion
Conclusion to Part 2
PART 3: John Wallis's Philosophical Method
Introduction to Part 3
8 Mathematical Method
?1?Geometry, Algebra, and Arithmetic
?2?Arithmetica Infinitorum, 1656
?3?Hobbes and Wallis
?4?Imaginary Numbers
?5?The Angle of Contact
?6?Conclusion
9 The Languages of Philosophy
?1?Logic
?2?Language
?3?Conclusion
Conclusion to Part 3
10 Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
