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Dear, Peter R.. "1. Introduction". Mersenne and the Learning of the Schools, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1988, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501734007-004

Dear, P. (1988). 1. Introduction. In Mersenne and the Learning of the Schools (pp. 1-8). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501734007-004

Dear, P. 1988. 1. Introduction. Mersenne and the Learning of the Schools. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501734007-004

Dear, Peter R.. "1. Introduction" In Mersenne and the Learning of the Schools, 1-8. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1988. https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501734007-004

Dear P. 1. Introduction. In: Mersenne and the Learning of the Schools. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press; 1988. p.1-8. https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501734007-004

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Frontmatter i
Foreword vii
Contents ix
Acknowledgments xi
Author’s Note on Translations xiii
1. Introduction 1
2. Humanism and the Implications of Rhetoric 9
3. Dialectic, Probabilism, and “Mitigated Scepticism” 23
4. Aristotelian Science and the Metaphysics of Mathematics 48
5. Saint Augustine and Universal Harmony 80
6. Mechanics, Music, and Harmony 117
7. Philosophical Systems, Essentialism, and the Language of Philosophy 170
8. Mersenne’s Later Career: A Philosophical Agenda and Its Limitations 201
9. Summary and Conclusions 223
Bibliography 239
Index 261

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Foreword vii
Contents ix
Acknowledgments xi
Author’s Note on Translations xiii
1. Introduction 1
2. Humanism and the Implications of Rhetoric 9
3. Dialectic, Probabilism, and “Mitigated Scepticism” 23
4. Aristotelian Science and the Metaphysics of Mathematics 48
5. Saint Augustine and Universal Harmony 80
6. Mechanics, Music, and Harmony 117
7. Philosophical Systems, Essentialism, and the Language of Philosophy 170
8. Mersenne’s Later Career: A Philosophical Agenda and Its Limitations 201
9. Summary and Conclusions 223
Bibliography 239
Index 261

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