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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Target entity: The Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy Context triple: [Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, notableWork, The Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy]
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Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy.
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Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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Anticipations of the Second Philosophy
Anticipations of the Second Philosophy is a projected but unfinished component of Francis Bacon’s grand reform of knowledge, the Instauratio Magna, intended to outline preliminary insights into his new scientific method.
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On First Philosophy
On First Philosophy is a foundational philosophical treatise by the 9th-century Arab philosopher Al-Kindi that explores metaphysics, the nature of being, and the relationship between God and creation within an Islamic intellectual framework.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: The Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy Target entity description: 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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A.
Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy.
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B.
Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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C.
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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D.
Anticipations of the Second Philosophy
Anticipations of the Second Philosophy is a projected but unfinished component of Francis Bacon’s grand reform of knowledge, the Instauratio Magna, intended to outline preliminary insights into his new scientific method.
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E.
On First Philosophy
On First Philosophy is a foundational philosophical treatise by the 9th-century Arab philosopher Al-Kindi that explores metaphysics, the nature of being, and the relationship between God and creation within an Islamic intellectual framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
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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The Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy
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