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Single Idea 16781

[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / b. Seventeenth century philosophy ]

Full Idea

The seventeenth century is a metaphysical train wreck.

Gist of Idea

The 17th century is a metaphysical train wreck

Source

Robert Pasnau (Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 [2011], 26.6)

Book Ref

Pasnau,Robert: 'Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671' [OUP 2011], p.632

A Reaction

This is, roughly, because the corpuscularian philosophy lacked the resources to answer all the problems dealt with by substantial forms.

Related Idea

Idea 16785 If you reject essences, questions of individuation become extremely difficult [Pasnau]

The 6 ideas with the same theme [overview of philosophy from 1601 to 1700]:

7396 Hobbes created English-language philosophy [Hobbes, by Tuck]
19359 Leibniz aims to give coherent rational support for empiricism [Leibniz, by Perkins]
7454 Gassendi is the first great empiricist philosopher [Hacking]
2945 Most philosophers start with reality and then examine knowledge; Descartes put the study of knowledge first [Lehrer]
16610 Philosophy could easily have died in 17th century, if it weren't for Descartes [Pasnau]
16781 The 17th century is a metaphysical train wreck [Pasnau]