Often neglected by historians today, the seventeenth-century philosophers known as the Cambridge Platonists were recognised in their time as some of the most influential and controversial philosophers in England. Whereas most studies of the Cambridge Platonists have discussed their later careers, th...

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Main Author:	Kaldas, Samuel (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2024
Subjects:	University of Cambridge Geschichte 1600-1670 Cambridge Platonists Philosophy, Modern Platonismus Calvinismus Religionsphilosophie Philosophenschule
Online Access:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Summary:	Often neglected by historians today, the seventeenth-century philosophers known as the Cambridge Platonists were recognised in their time as some of the most influential and controversial philosophers in England. Whereas most studies of the Cambridge Platonists have discussed their later careers, this book focuses on their early, formative years at Cambridge during the English Civil Wars. Samuel M. Kaldas explores how the Cambridge Platonists addressed issues central to philosophy of religion as we know it today through their engagement with early seventeenth-century religious controversies about predestination, the character and nature of God, and the role of reason in religion. His study serves as an accessible introduction to both the Cambridge Platonists, and to English religious controversies that contributed to the birth of the modern philosophy of religion. At the same time, Kaldas provides context for and fresh insights into the Cambridge Platonists' intellectual development and the coherence of their thought
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 May 2024)
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 314 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781009426930
DOI:	10.1017/9781009426930