Verfasst von:	Rampelt, Jason M. [VerfasserIn]
Titel:	Distinctions of reason and reasonable distinctions
Titelzusatz:	the academic life of John Wallis (1616-1703)
Verf.angabe:	by Jason M. Rampelt
Verlagsort:	Leiden ; Boston
Verlag:	Brill
E-Jahr:	2019
Jahr:	[2019]
Umfang:	xv, 309 Seiten
Illustrationen:	Illustrationen
Gesamttitel/Reihe:	Brill's studies in intellectual history ; volume 306
Fussnoten:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Hochschulschrift:	Dissertation, University of Cambridge, 2005
ISBN:	978-90-04-40913-2
Abstract:	John Wallis's autobiography : text and context -- Early life and education -- The foundation of a career -- Mathematical lecturer -- Doctor of Divinity -- Pedagogue, pastor, and protector -- Mathematical method -- The languages of philosophy.
	"Distinctions of Reason and Reasonable Distinctions is an intellectual biography of John Wallis (1616-1703), professor of mathematics at Oxford for over half a century. His career spans the political tumult of the English Civil Wars, the religious upheaval of the Church of England, and the fascinating developments in mathematics and natural philosophy. His ability to navigate this terrain and advance human learning in the academic world was facilitated by his use of the Jesuit Francisco Suarez's theory of distinctions. This Roman Catholic's philosophy in the hands of a Protestant divine fostered an instrumentalism necessary to bridge the old and new. With this tool, Wallis brought modern science into the university and helped form the Royal Society"--
URL:	https://brill.com/view/title/55738
Schlagwörter:	(p)Wallis, John
Dokumenttyp:	Biografie
	Hochschulschrift
Sprache:	eng
Bibliogr. Hinweis:	Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Rampelt, Jason M., 1973 - : Distinctions of reason and reasonable distinctions. - Leiden : Brill, 2019. - 1 Online-Ressource (XX, 310 Seiten)
K10plus-PPN:	1675843864
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