Early Modern Philosophy

Lorne Falkenstein

Early Modern Philosophy

Authors

Lorne Falkenstein

Western University

Keywords:

Modern philosophy

Synopsis

This volume brings together selected readings from influential early modern philosophers to trace the emergence of modern scientific and philosophical thought. Through structured excerpts and guided organization, the book explores shifts in epistemology, natural philosophy, and metaphysics, highlighting debates about knowledge, perception, substance, identity, and causation. Covering figures from Bacon and Galileo to Locke, Berkeley, and Hume, it offers readers a coherent pathway through the intellectual transformations that defined the early modern period and laid the groundwork for contemporary philosophy.

Chapters

01 Bacon
Preface to The great instauration; The new organon, Aphorisms 1-46; selections from The advancement of learning

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02 Boyle
“On the Excellency and Grounds of the Corpuscular or Mechanical Philosophy” (Matthews, 109-118)

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03 Galileo
Il Saggiatore (The Assayer) (Matthews, 53-61)

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04 Hobbes
Hobbes, Human nature I-III

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05 Hobbes
Human nature IV-VI, cf. De Corpore XXV.8; I.1-3 (Gaskin, 31-43, cf. 219-221, 185-88)

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06 Hobbes
Human Nature VII.1-2, XII, XI; cf. De Corpore XXV.12-13 (Gaskin, 43-44, 70-73, 64-70, cf. 226-28)

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07 Descartes
Discourse on method I-II and V (AT VI 1-22 and 55-60)

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08 Descartes
Meditations I

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09 Descartes
Meditations II

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10 Descartes
Meditations IIIa (AT VII 34-42)

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11 Descartes
Meditations IIIb (AT VII 42-52, cf. Discourse IV, AT VI 33-36)

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12 Descartes
Meditations IV

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13 Descartes
Meditations V (cf., Discourse IV, AT VI 36-39)

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14 Descartes
Meditations VIa (AT VII 71-80; cf. Discourse IV, AT VI 39-40)

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15 Descartes
Meditations VIb (AT VII 80-90)

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16 Cartesian Science
(Discourse V [AT VI: 40-45]; Principles of Philosophy II.4-23, 36-40, 64; IV.198-99, 203-4 [Matthews 99-108]; Discourse VI [AT VI: 63-65])

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17 Newton
(Matthews 137-39, 146-158)

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18 Locke
Essay Epistle and I.i.1-4,6-8; I.ii.1-9,12,14-16; I.iii.1-6,9,22,24-25; I.iv.1-5,8-9,24-25 Innate Ideas

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19 Locke
Essay II.i.1-8,20,23-25; ii, viii.1-6, iii-vi; vii.1-2,7-10 Sensation

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20 Locke
Essay II.viii.7-26 Primary and Secondary Qualities

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21 Locke
Essay II. xii; xiii.1-5; xxii.1-5,9; xxiii.1-11,15-20 Substance

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22 Locke
Essay II.xxi.1-5,7-11,13-15,22-25,29-33,40-48,51-53,56 Power

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23 Locke
Essay II.xxvii.1-14 Identity

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24 Locke
Essay III.iii.1-4,6-13,15-18 Abstract Ideas

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25 Locke
Essay IV.i; ii.1-7,14; iii.1-14,17-18,21 Knowledge

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26 Locke
Essay IV.iv.1-12; ix.2-3; x.1-7; xi Knowledge of Real Existence

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27 Locke
Essay IV.xiv-xv; xvi.1,3-14 Probability

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28 Locke
Essay IV.xviii.1-10; xix Reason, Faith, and Enthusiasm

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29 Bayle
Dictionnaire, “Pyrrho B”

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30 Berkeley
Principles, Introduction Abstract Ideas

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31 Berekley
Principles 1-24 Immaterialism

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32 Berekley
Principles 25-33, 89, 135-156 Realism

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33 Hume, Enquiry IV
Inductive Scepticism

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34 Hume, Enquiry V.i, IX
Naturalism

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35 Hume, Enquiry II-III, V.ii
Belief

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36 Hume, Enquiry VI
Probability

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37 Hume, Enquiry VIII
Liberty & Necessity

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38 Hume on Miracles
Enquiry X

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39 Hume, Enquiry XII
Scepticism

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39 Answers

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