The Christian philosopher

著者

• Mather, Cotton
• Solberg, Winton U.

書誌事項

The Christian philosopher

Cotton Mather ; edited, with an introduction and notes, by Winton U. Solberg

University of Illinois Press, 2000, c1994

注記

"First paperback edition, 2000"

Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-378) and index

Reprint. Originally published: London, 1721

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Published in 1721 by the prominent Puritan clergyman Cotton Mather, The Christian Philosopher was the first comprehensive book on science to be written by an American. Building on natural theology, Mather demonstrated the harmony between religion and the new science associated with Sir Isaac Newton. His survey of all the known sciences from astronomy and physics to human anatomy presented evidence that both celestial and terrestrial phenomema imply an intelligent designer. Winton Solberg's introduction places Mather's treatise in its widest historical context. In addition to tracing the origins and sources of Mather's work, Solberg analyzes the book's contents, its reception, and its significance in American intellectual and cultural history. This edition affirms Mather's importance to American thought as a deeply religious intellectual who introduced the Enlightenment to America.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA52308046
• ISBN:
  • 0252068939
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Urbana
• ページ数/冊数: cxlii, 488 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : BL180
  • DC20 : 215
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Natural theology -- Early works to 1900
  • LCSH : Religion and science -- Early works to 1800
  • LCSH : Science -- Early works to 1800