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            David Gorlaeus (1591-1612)

            An Enigmatic Figure in the History of Philosophy and Science

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            Lüthy, Christoph
            Collection
            Dutch Research Council (NWO)
            Language
            English
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            Abstract
            When David Gorlaeus (1591-1612) passed away at 21 years of age, he left behind two highly innovative manuscripts. Once they were published, his work had a remarkable impact on the evolution of seventeenth-century thought. However, as his identity was unknown, divergent interpretations of their meaning quickly sprang up. Seventeenth-century readers understood him as an anti-Aristotelian thinker and as a precursor of Descartes. Twentieth-century historians depicted him as an atomist, natural scientist and even as a chemist. And yet, when Gorlaeus died, he was a beginning student in theology. His thought must in fact be placed at the intersection between philosophy, the nascent natural sciences, and theology. The aim of this book is to shed light on Gorlaeus’ family circumstances, his education at Franeker and Leiden, and on the virulent Arminian crisis which provided the context within which his work was written. It also attempts to define Gorlaeus’ place in the history of Dutch philosophy and to assess the influence that it exercised in the evolution of philosophy and science, and notably in early Cartesian circles. Christoph Lüthy is professor of the history of philosophy and science at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
             
            Toen David Gorlaeus (1591-1612) op 21-jarige leeftijd overleed, liet hij twee baanbrekende manuscripten na. De postuum gepubliceerde werken hadden een grote invloed op het wetenschappelijk denken in de zeventiende eeuw. Doordat Gorlaeus’ identiteit onbekend was, ontstonden al snel zeer uiteenlopende interpretaties van de publicaties. Lezers uit de zeventiende eeuw dachten met een anti-aristotelische denker en een voorloper van Descartes van doen te hebben. Twintigste-eeuwse historici schilderden hem af als een atomist, natuurwetenschapper en zelfs als chemicus. Gorlaeus was echter 'slechts' beginnend theologiestudent en zijn werk bevindt zich op het kruispunt van filosofie, de ontluikende natuurwetenschappen en theologie. Christoph Lüthy beoogt met dit boek inzicht te geven in de familieomstandigheden van Gorlaeus, zijn opleiding aan de universiteit van Franeker en Leiden en de historische context waarin hij zijn werk schreef. Ten slotte probeert Lüthy te bepalen welke plaats Gorlaeus’ werken innemen in de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse filosofie en wat hun invloed was op de ontwikkelingen in filosofie en wetenschap.
             
            URI
            https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/199692
            Keywords
            geschiedenis; history, geography, and auxiliary disciplines; geschiedenis; history; geography; and auxiliary disciplines; Atomism; Conrad Vorstius; David van Goorle; God; Metaphysics; René Descartes; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history
            DOI
            10.5117/9789089644381
            ISBN
            9789089644381
            Publisher
            Amsterdam University Press
            Publisher website
            www.aup.nl
            Publication date and place
            2012
            Grantor
            • Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
            Pages
            226
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