The Force of Reason and the Logic of Force
Published on 20. August 2004
Book
Hardback
IX, 148 pages
978-1-4039-3366-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Force of Reason and the Logic of Force investigates the concept of force through various 'episodes' in the history of philosophy. The author argues that force arises on the basis of the distinction of reality and mere appearance. The book looks at figures who reduce force to something other than itself as well as figures who develop a 'logic of force' that allows them to trace the operation of force without such a reduction.
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Edition
2004 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung
IX, 148 p. 1 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-3366-9 (9781403933669)
DOI
10.1057/9780230511460
Schweitzer Classification
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Book
01/2004
Palgrave Macmillan
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Person
RICHARD A. LEE JR is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at De Paul University, USA. He is the author of
Science, the Singular, and the Question of Theology
, and he has written on medieval philosophy, early modern philosophy, the Frankfurt School and contemporary European philosophy.
Content
Introduction The Trouble with Force Tracing the Logic of Force: Roger Bacon's De Multiplicatione Specierum Creation, Order, and Violence in Thomas Aquinas Albertus Magnus and Nicole Oresme on Force and Nature Knowledge and Power in the Thought of Pierre d'Ailly Hobbes' Logic of Force: The Phenomenon of Motion and the Capacities of Ratiocination Bibliography