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This edited volume explores the history of the concept of metaphysical powers. Examples of such powers include the power of fire to heat water, the power of a wine glass to break, and the power of an acorn to grow into a tree. It traces the fascinating history of this concept from antiquity to the p...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Jorati, Julia
Weitere Verfasser:
Jorati, Julia (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Zusammenfassung:
This edited volume explores the history of the concept of metaphysical powers. Examples of such powers include the power of fire to heat water, the power of a wine glass to break, and the power of an acorn to grow into a tree. It traces the fascinating history of this concept from antiquity to the present day, with chapters written by experts in their fields. Scholars probe the philosophical views of thinkers including Anaxagoras, Plato, the Stoics, Abelard, Anselm, Henry of Ghent, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Margaret Cavendish, Mary Shepherd, Immanuel Kant, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, and numerous others.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xii, 322 pages) : illustrations.
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2021.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-092554-X
0-19-092555-8
0-19-092553-1
Schlagworte:
Causation > History.
Power (Philosophy) > History.
Disposition (Philosophy) > History.
Metaphysics > History.
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