"Covetous of truth" : the life and work of Thomas White, 1593-1676
This work is devoted to the life and work of Thomas White, an important and wide-ranging 17th-century thinker. He is shown as the leader of an influential faction of English Catholics; as a dogged opponent of scepticism; and as a would-be synthesizer of scholastic thought with the "new philosophy".
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1: Introduction.- 2: Reputation.- 3: The Man.- 4: Life.- 5: Blackloism.- 6: Politics: The Grounds of Obedience and Government.- 7: Politics: Responses to The Grounds.- 8: The Context of Scepticism.- 9: The Context of Scholasticism.- 10: Science Old and New: Cosmology.- 11: Science Old and New: Physics.- 12: Science Old and New: Psychology.- 13: Science and Religion.- 14: Influence.- Epilogue.- Notes.