The Metaphysics of Margaret Cavendish and Anne Conway: Monism, Vitalism, and Self-Motion Lascano Marcy P.
The Metaphysics of Margaret Cavendish and Anne Conway: Monism, Vitalism, and Self-Motion Lascano Marcy P. Marcy P. Cavendish and Conway are both known for their monism, i.e., the view that there is…
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The Metaphysics of Margaret Cavendish and Anne Conway: Monism, Vitalism, and Self-Motion Lascano Marcy P.
Marcy P. Cavendish and Conway are both known for their monism, i.e., the view that there is only one kind of substance in the world, which is capable of self-motion and life. Lascano examines the philosophical systems of Margaret Cavendish and Anne Conway.
She thereby shows how their superficially similar views provide importantly different explanations of the workings of the world.Lascano illuminates under-appreciated nuances in Cavendish's and Conway's views, highlighting the important differences between their systems. Lascano here provides detailed analyses of their respective accounts of monism, substance, self-motion, individuation, and identity over time, as well as causation, perception, and freedom. Examining their views in tandem allows readers to appreciate the originality of their ideas and their responses to seventeenth-century debates.
The book's final chapter then