Pierre Gassendi: References & Edit History
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Assorted References
- association with Descartes
- influence of ancient Greek philosophers
- influence on Newton
- measurement of speed of sound
contribution to
- Atomism
- Empiricism
- Epicureanism
- materialism
- ontological argument
- skepticism
Additional Reading
Antonia LoLordo, Pierre Gassendi and the Birth of Early Modern Philosophy (2007); Saul Fisher, Pierre Gassendi’s Philosophy and Science: Atomism for Empiricists (2005); Thomas M. Lennon, The Battle of Gods and Giants: The Legacies of Descartes and Gassendi, 1655–1715 (1993).
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Article History
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First paragraph modernization. | Mar 05, 2024 | ||
Anniversary information added. | Jan 18, 2024 | ||
Anniversary information added. | Oct 20, 2023 | ||
Media added. | Mar 05, 2021 | ||
Invalidated site: Oregon State University - Biography of Pierre Gassendi. | Jan 02, 2018 | ||
Added new Web site: ThinkQuest - Biography of Pierre Gassendi. | Jun 23, 2009 | ||
Added new Web site: Oregon State University - Biography of Pierre Gassendi. | Jun 23, 2009 | ||
Article thoroughly revised. | Sep 10, 2008 | ||
Added new Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of Pierre Gassendi. | Apr 03, 2008 | ||
Added new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Pierre Gassendi. | Jun 27, 2006 | ||
Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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