Jones, Matthew L.  1972- <br/><br/>
The good life in the scientific revolution  Descartes, Pascal, Leibniz, and the cultivation of virtue /  [electronic resource] : 
Matthew L. Jones. 
 -  University of Chicago Press,  2006. 
 - 1 online resource (xvi, 384 p.) :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-361) and index. 
<br/><br/>List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; A Note on Conventions; Introduction; PART 1 : DESCARTES; 1 Geometry as Spiritual Exercise; 2 A Rhetorical History of Truth; PART 2 : PASCAL; 3 Mathematical Liaisons; 4 The Anthropology of Disproportion; PART 3 : LEIBNIZ; 5 Forms of Expression; 6 Seeing All at Once; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 
<br/><br/> Amid the unrest, dislocation, and uncertainty of seventeenth-century Europe, readers seeking consolation and assurance turned to philosophical and scientific books that offered ways of conquering fears and training the mind?guidance for living a good life. The Good Life in the Scientific Revolution presents a triptych showing how three key early modern scientists, René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, and Gottfried Leibniz, envisioned their new work as useful for cultivating virtue and for pursuing a good life. Their scientific and philosophical innovations stemmed in part from their understanding of. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226409566 (electronic bk.) 0226409562 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Descartes, René, 1596-1650. <br/>Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662 <br/>Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von,  1646-1716. <br/>Descartes, René, 1596-1650. <br/>Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662 <br/>Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von,  1646-1716. <br/>Descartes, Ren, 1596-1650. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Science--History--17th century.<br/>Mathematics--Philosophy--History--17th century.<br/>Science--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>Sciences--Histoire--17e siècle.<br/>Mathématiques--Philosophie--Histoire--17e siècle.<br/>Sciences--Aspect moral.<br/>SCIENCE--History.<br/>Natuurwetenschappen.<br/>Wiskunde.<br/>Filosofie.<br/>Ethische aspecten.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>მეცნიერების ისტორია  მე-17 საუკუნე 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Q125.2  / .J66 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>509.032 
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>001(091)"16"