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Divine will and the mechanical philosophy : Gassendi and Descartes on contingency and necessity in the created world / Margaret J. Osler.

By: Osler, Margaret J, 1942-2010
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1994Description: xi, 284 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0521461049Subject(s): Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655 -- Contributions in mechanical philosophy | Descartes, René, 1596-1650 -- Contributions in mechanical philosophy | God -- Will -- History of doctrines -- 17th century | Providence and government of God -- History of doctrines -- 17th century | Contingency (Philosophy) | Necessity (Philosophy) | Free will and determinism -- History -- 17th century | Science -- Philosophy -- History -- 17th century | Philosophy of nature -- History -- 17th centuryDDC classification: 123/.092/2 LOC classification: B1887 | .O85 1994Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-269) and index.

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