8. Conclusion: From ancilla theologiae to philosophy of science: a systematic assessment

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1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments V
3. Contents VII
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The quest for a foundation in early modern philosophy: A historical-historiographical overview 8
6. 2. The ‘crisis’ of foundationalism: Regius and Descartes 23
7. 3. Cartesianism as the Philosophy of the School: Logic, metaphysics, and rational theology 39
8. 4. Dutch Cartesianism in the 1650s and 1660s: Philosophy, theology, and ethics 69
9. 5. Foundationalism confronting radical Cartesianism around 1670 105
10. 6. Bridging scientia and experience: the last evolution of Cartesian foundationalism 126
11. 7. The aftermath: The Cartesian heritage in ’s Gravesande’s foundation of Newtonian physics 171
12. 8. Conclusion: From ancilla theologiae to philosophy of science: a systematic assessment 198
13. Bibliography 204
14. Index 235