The Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy
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The Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy is a 17th-century metaphysical treatise by Anne Conway that presents a vitalist, anti-Cartesian monist philosophy influencing later thinkers such as Leibniz.
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metaphysical work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
immortality of the soul
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nature of substance ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ relation between God and creatures ⓘ |
| author |
Anne Conway
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Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
God is the highest, most perfect spiritual substance
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all creatures are capable of change and improvement ⓘ body and spirit are different degrees of one substance ⓘ evil is explained through metaphysical imperfection rather than divine will ⓘ reality consists of a hierarchy of living, spiritual substances ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| genre | scholastic-style treatise ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important source for understanding the development of Leibnizian metaphysics
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key text in the critique of Cartesianism in 17th-century England ⓘ one of the earliest systematic metaphysical works by a woman philosopher in early modern Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cambridge Platonist circles
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz NERFINISHED ⓘ early modern vitalism ⓘ monadological metaphysics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cambridge Platonism
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Christian Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry More NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabbalistic ideas ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
metaphysics
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monism ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ theodicy ⓘ vitalism ⓘ |
| opposes |
Cartesian dualism
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mechanistic materialism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Principia philosophiae antiquissimae et recentissimae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
anti-dualist metaphysics
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monist metaphysics ⓘ vitalist metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Christian philosophy
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anti-Cartesian philosophy ⓘ early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| viewOfCreation | creation is a continuous process of emanation from God ⓘ |
| viewOfCreatures | creatures form a graded chain of being ⓘ |
| viewOfMatter | matter is a form of spirit ⓘ |
| viewOfMindBodyRelation | mind and body differ in degree, not in kind ⓘ |
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Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway
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