Richard Baxter and the mechanical philosophers

Richard Baxter and the mechanical philosophers / David S. Sytsma.

Richard Baxter, one of the seventeenth century's most famous Puritans, is known as an author of devotional literature. But he was also skilled in medieval philosophy. In this book, David Sytsma draws on largely unexamined works to present a chronological and thematic account of Baxter's re...

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Main Author: Sytsma, David S. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Series:Oxford studies in historical theology.
Subjects:
Baxter, Richard, > 1615-1691.
Baxter, Richard, > 1615-1691
1600-1699
Philosophy, Modern > 17th century.
Physics > Philosophy.
Philosophical theology.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > General.
Philosophical theology
Philosophy, Modern
Physics > Philosophy
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Summary:Richard Baxter, one of the seventeenth century's most famous Puritans, is known as an author of devotional literature. But he was also skilled in medieval philosophy. In this book, David Sytsma draws on largely unexamined works to present a chronological and thematic account of Baxter's relation to the people and concepts involved in the rise of mechanical philosophy in late-seventeenth-century England.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 338 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190274887
0190274883
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 12, 2017).

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