Philosophical Letters, Hardcover by Cavendish, Margaret; Boyle, Deborah (EDT)...

Philosophical Letters, Hardcover by Cavendish, Margaret; Boyle, Deborah (EDT), ISBN 1624669743, ISBN-13 9781624669743, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US&#34;Margaret Cavendish (1623&#8211;1673) is a fascinating figure who is getting increasing attention by historians of philosophy these days, and for good reason. . . . She&#8217;s an interesting advocate of a vitalist tradition emphasizing the inherent activity of matter, as well as its inherent perceptive faculties. She&#8217;s also the perfect character to open students (and their teachers) up to a different seventeenth century, and a different cast of philosophical characters. This is&#160;<b>an ideal book to use in the classroom</b>.&#160;<i>The Philosophical Letters</i>&#160;(1664) gives us Cavendish&#8217;s view of what was interesting and important in the philosophical world at that moment, a view of philosophy as it was at the time by an engaged participant.&#160;<b>There are few documents like it in the history of philosophy</b>. Deborah Boyle&#8217;s Introduction provides a very accessible summary of Cavendish&#8217;s natural philosophy, as well as good introductions to the other figures that Cavendish discusses in th. Boyle&#8217;s annotations are not extensive, but they are a great help in guiding the student toward an informed reading of the texts.&#34;<br> &#8212;Daniel Garber,&#160;Princeton University