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35The Phases of Venus Before 1610Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 18 (1): 81. 1987.
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29The Emergence of a Scientific CultureBritish Journal for the History of Philosophy 17 (2): 387-399. 2009.
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27Theory of Comets at Paris During the Seventeenth CenturyJournal of the History of Ideas 53 (3): 355-372. 1992.
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25Descartes and the First Cartesians RevisitedPerspectives on Science 26 (5): 599-617. 2018.I am grateful that a set of fine scholars would be willing to reflect upon and write about Descartes and the First Cartesians. Their efforts are greatly appreciated and, on the whole, their observations are sound. It should be evident that I do not consider the work to be the final word on the subject of Descartes and Cartesians, that is, something exhaustive of it or complete for any of its topics. In fact, every time I reconsider an issue from my book, I find that there is more to be said even…Read more
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24The Intersections of Knowledge: Hobbes, Mersenne, DescartesHobbes Studies 36 (2): 197-212. 2023.Gregorio Baldin’s book, La croisée des savoirs, concerns the intellectual relations among Hobbes, Mersenne, and Descartes. The study is limited to the time between 1634 and 1648, starting when Hobbes first met Mersenne in Paris and ending when Mersenne died. It covers three main topics. Part i is devoted to the relations maintained by Hobbes with the circle of Mersenne during 1634–1636, which Baldin thinks are essential for the development of Hobbes’ scientific thought. Part ii develops the them…Read more
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23A Metaphysical Element in Descartes and the First Cartesians: Non-Univocal PredicationThe European Legacy 27 (3-4): 227-238. 2022.Descartes’ physics is dependent on his metaphysics, which is to say, on knowledge of the nature of God and of the human soul. This is clear throughout Descartes’ work, but it is especially so in th...
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23Descartes: Philosophical Essays and Correspondence (edited book)Hackett Publishing Company. 2000.A superb text for teaching the philosophy of Descartes, this volume includes all his major works in their entirety, important selections from his lesser known writings, and key selections from his philosophical correspondence. The result is an anthology that enables the reader to understand the development of Descartes’s thought over his lifetime. Includes a biographical Introduction, chronology, bibliography, and index.
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21Critiques scolastiques de Descartes: le cogitoLaval Théologique et Philosophique 53 (3): 587-603. 1997.
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21Mind‐Body Interaction in Cartesian Philosophy: A Reply to GarberSouthern Journal of Philosophy 21 (S1): 33-37. 1983.
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20Duhem and Continuity in the History of ScienceRevue Internationale de Philosophie 46 (182): 323-343. 1992.
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20Gassendi's Ethics: Freedom in a Mechanistic Universe. Lisa T. SarasohnIsis 88 (2): 338-339. 1997.
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19Leibniz's Metaphysics: A Historical and Comparative Study by Catherine Wilson (review)Isis 82 377-377. 1991.
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19Galileo Galileo. Sidereus Nuncius or the Sidereal Messenger, translated with introduction, conclusion, and notes by Albert Van Helden. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1989. Pp. xii + 127. ISBN 0-226-27903-0. £23.95, $34.50 . £6.25, $9.25 (review)British Journal for the History of Science 23 (3): 355-356. 1990.
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17Historical Dictionary of Descartes and Cartesian PhilosophyScarecrow Press. 2003.This is a dictionary of Descartes and Cartesian philosophy, primarily covering philosophy in the 17th century, with a chronology and biography of Descartes's life and times and a bibliography of primary and secondary works related to Descartes and to Cartesians.
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15Ethics in Descartes and Seventeenth Century Cartesian TextbooksIn Smith Justin & Fraenkel Carlos (eds.), The Rationalists, Springer/synthese. pp. 67--75. 2011.
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15Chronology of Eclipses and Comets, A.D. 1-1000D. Justin Schove Alan FletcherIsis 77 (2): 347-348. 1986.
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14Leibniz's Metaphysics: A Historical and Comparative Study. Catherine WilsonIsis 82 (2): 377-377. 1991.
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