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The Natural philosophy of Emanuel Swedenborg
A Study in the Conceptual Metaphors of the Mechanistic World-View, Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind 11
ISBN/EAN: 9789400798212
Umbreit-Nr.: 7247746
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: xii, 476 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
kartoniertes Buch
Erschienen am 21.09.2014
Auflage: 1/2014
- Zusatztext
- Although Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) is commonly known for his spiritual philosophy, his early career was focused unnatural science. During this period, Swedenborg thought of the world was like a gigantic machine, following the laws of mechanics and geometry. This volume analyzes this mechanistic worldview from the cognitive perspective, by means of a study of the metaphors in Swedenborgs texts. The author argues that these conceptual metaphors are vital skills of the creative mind and scientific thinking, used to create visual analogies and abstract ideas. This means that Swedenborgs mechanistic and geometrical worldview, allowed him to perceive the world as mechanical and geometrical. Swedenborg thought with books and pens. The reading gave him associations and clues, forced him to interpret, and gave him material for his intellectual development.
- Kurztext
- Comprehensive study of Emanuel Swedenborg's mechanistic worldview and metaphorical way of thinking up to the year 1734New perspective of the mechanistic philosophy of the 17th and 18th century: the cognitive metaphors of the mind and its role in the formation of scientific theoriesCasts new light on Swedenborg's later spiritual philosophy and doctrine of correspondencesWinner of the Pro Lingua Translation Award for promoting eminent Swedish research?