The Philosopher in Early Modern Europe : The Nature of a Contested Identity (Paperback)

List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The persona of the natural philosopher Stephen Gaukroger; 2. The university philosopher in early modern Germany Ian Hunter; 3. The persona of the philosopher and the rhetorics of office in early modern England Conal Condren; 4. From Sir Thomas More to Robert Burton: the laughing philosopher in the early modern period Catherine Curtis; 5. 'Vaine philosophy': Thomas Hobbes and the philosophy of the Schools Richard Serjeantson; 6. The judicial persona in historical context: the case of Matthew Hale David Saunders; 7. Persona and office: Althusius on the formation of magistrates and councillors Robert von Friedeburg; 8. Descartes as sage: spiritual askesis in Cartesian philosophy John Cottingham; 9. The natural philosopher and the virtues Peter Harrison; 10. Fictions of a feminine philosophical persona: Christine de Pizan, Margaret Cavendish, and philosophia lost Karen Green and Jacqueline Broad; 11. John Locke and polite philosophy Richard Yeo.