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... Pierre Gassendi and his older friend Marin Mersenne who aimed to find a middle course between dogmatism and ... Gassendi's , formed the basis of a tradition of constructive scepticism which has been traced in seventeenth - century ...
... Pierre Gassendi and his older friend Marin Mersenne who aimed to find a middle course between dogmatism and ... Gassendi's , formed the basis of a tradition of constructive scepticism which has been traced in seventeenth - century ...
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... Pierre Gassendi ( 1592-1655 ) was responsible for the revival of ancient atomism ( see section 12 below ) . He too was influential in his time and would be more discussed now were his works available in English . 8 Van Leeuwen , passim ...
... Pierre Gassendi ( 1592-1655 ) was responsible for the revival of ancient atomism ( see section 12 below ) . He too was influential in his time and would be more discussed now were his works available in English . 8 Van Leeuwen , passim ...
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Chapter 4 | 149 |
Bibliography of Books and Articles referred to more than once | 190 |
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