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The Force of Reason and the Logic of Force

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  1. Richard A. Lee

    1. Department of Philosophy, De Paul University, Chicago, USA

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Richard A. Lee Jr
    Pages 1-7

  3. The Trouble with Force

    • Richard A. Lee Jr
    Pages 9-33

  4. Tracing the Logic of Force: Roger Bacon’s De Multiplicatione specierum

    • Richard A. Lee Jr
    Pages 35-52

  5. Creation, Order and Violence in Thomas Aquinas

    • Richard A. Lee Jr
    Pages 53-71

  6. Albertus Magnus and Nicole Oresme on Force and Nature

    • Richard A. Lee Jr
    Pages 73-84

  7. Knowledge and Power in the Thought of Pierre d’Ailly

    • Richard A. Lee Jr
    Pages 85-98

  8. Hobbes’ Logic of Force: The Phenomenon of Motion and the Capacities of Ratiocination

    • Richard A. Lee Jr
    Pages 99-114

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 115-148
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About this book

The Force of Reason and the Logic of Force investigates the concept of force through various 'episodes' in the history of philosophy. The author argues that force arises on the basis of the distinction of reality and mere appearance. The book looks at figures who reduce force to something other than itself as well as figures who develop a 'logic of force' that allows them to trace the operation of force without such a reduction.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, De Paul University, Chicago, USA

    Richard A. Lee

About the author

RICHARD A. LEE JR is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at De Paul University, USA. He is the author of Science, the Singular, and the Question of Theology, and he has written on medieval philosophy, early modern philosophy, the Frankfurt School and contemporary European philosophy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Force of Reason and the Logic of Force

  • Authors: Richard A. Lee

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230511460

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Richard A. Lee, Jr 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-3366-9Published: 20 August 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-51671-1Published: 01 January 2004

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-51146-0Published: 20 August 2004

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 148

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Epistemology, History of Philosophy

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