{"product_id":"grounds-of-natural-philosophy-paperback","title":"Grounds of Natural Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Cavendish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne M. Thell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only recent academic edition of this major work from one of early modern philosophy's most important and once-overlooked thinkers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition aims to make Margaret Cavendish's most mature philosophical work more accessible to students and scholars of the period. \u003cem\u003eGrounds of Natural Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e is important not only because it is Cavendish's final articulation of her metaphysics but also because it succinctly outlines her fundamental views on \"the nature of nature\"--or the base substance and mechanics of all natural matter--and vividly demonstrates her probabilistic approach to philosophical enquiry. Moreover, \u003cem\u003eGrounds\u003c\/em\u003e spends considerable time discussing the human body, including the functions of the mind, a topic of growing interest to both historians of philosophy and literary scholars. This Broadview Edition opens to modern readers a vibrant, unique, and provocative voice of the past that challenges our standard view of seventeenth-century English philosophy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnne M. Thell\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of English at National University of Singapore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729536389183,"sku":"9781554813872","price":37.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/59f58c1c5b7e71318613148a62d75489.webp?v=1765122553","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/grounds-of-natural-philosophy-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}