3. Dialectic, Probabilism, and “Mitigated Scepticism”

Chapters in this book

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