{"product_id":"hobbes-and-galileo-method-matter-and-the-science-of-motion-paperback","title":"Hobbes and Galileo: Method, Matter and the Science of Motion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregorio Baldin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Hobbes and Mersenne.- 2. Hobbes: Principles of Galileian Philosophy.- 3. Galileo's Momentum and Hobbes' Conatus.- 4. The Paradoxes of Matter.- Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, translated from Italian, discusses the influence of Galileo on Hobbes' natural philosophy. In his \u003ci\u003eDe motu, loco et tempore\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eAnti-White \u003c\/i\u003e( 1643), Thomas Hobbes describes Galileo as \"the greatest philosopher of all times\", and in \u003ci\u003eDe Corpore\u003c\/i\u003e (1655), the Italian scientist is presented as the one who \"opened the door of all physics, that is, the nature of motion.\" The book gives a detailed analysis of Galileo's legacy in Hobbes's philosophy, exploring four main issues: a comparison between Hobbes' and Mersenne's natural philosophies, the Galilean Principles of Hobbes' philosophical system, a comparison between Galileo's \u003ci\u003emomentum \u003c\/i\u003eand Hobbes's \u003ci\u003econatus \u003c\/i\u003e, and Hobbes' and Galileo's theories of matter. The book also analyses the role played by Marin Mersenne, in spreading Galileo's ideas in France, and as a discussant of Hobbes. It highlights the many aspects of Hobbes' relationship with Galileo: the methodological and epistemological elements, but also the conceptual and the lexical analogies in the field of physics, to arrive, finally, at a close comparison on the subject of the matter. From this analysis emerges a shared mechanical conception of the universe open and infinite, that replaces the Aristotelian cosmos, and which is populated by two elements only: matter and motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGregorio Baldin (1986) is currently professor of philosophy and history at the high school in Oulx (Turin, Italy), and associate researcher at the University of Piemonte Orientale and IHRIM (Institut d'Histoire des Idées et des Représentations dans les Modernités) - École Normale Supérieure de Lyon. He obtained his PhD in philosophy and history of philosophy in 2015 (supervisor: Gianni Paganini); he has been postdoc at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (LabEx Comod) and Ca' Foscari University of Venice. His researches mainly deal with the spread of scientific and political ideas in seventeenth century, by focusing on Thomas Hobbes and Paolo Sarpi. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHobbes e Galileo. Metodo, materia e scienza del moto \u003c\/i\u003e(Florence: Olschki, 2017), and \u003ci\u003eLa croisée des savoirs: Hobbes, Mersenne, Descartes \u003c\/i\u003e(Milan: Éditions Mimésis, 2020). He also published several articles on \u003ci\u003eRivista di storia della filosofia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGiornale critico della filosofia italiana, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGalilaeana, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eStoria del pensiero politico\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099962380423,"sku":"9783030414160","price":178.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/75a764c2d1bbe5663999b3e0efdfd5b4.webp?v=1732379684","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/hobbes-and-galileo-method-matter-and-the-science-of-motion-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}