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The Natural philosophy of Emanuel Swedenborg [electronic resource] : A Study in the Conceptual Metaphors of the Mechanistic World-View / by David Dunér.

By: Dunér, David [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind: 11Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: VII, 483 p. 62 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789400745605.Subject(s): Philosophy (General) | Science -- History | Philosophy of mind | Humanities | Philosophy | History of Philosophy | History of Science | Interdisciplinary Studies | Philosophy of MindDDC classification: 180-190 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. The space -- 3. The Sign -- 4. The wave -- 5. The sphere -- 6. The point -- 7. The spiral -- 8. The infinite -- 9. Conclusion.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Although Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) is commonly known for his spiritual philosophy, his early career was focused on natural science. During this period, Swedenborg thought the world was like a gigantic machine, following the laws of mechanics and geometry. This volume analyses this mechanistic world-view from the cognitive perspective, by means of a study of the metaphors in Swedenborg’s texts. The author argues that these conceptual metaphors are vital skills of the creative mind and scientific thinking, used to create visual analogies and abstract ideas. This means that Swedenborg’s mechanistic and geometrical world-view allowed him to perceive the world as mechanical and geometrical. Swedenborg thought "with" books and pens. The reading gave him associations and clues, forced him to interpret, and gave him material for his intellectual development.
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1. Introduction -- 2. The space -- 3. The Sign -- 4. The wave -- 5. The sphere -- 6. The point -- 7. The spiral -- 8. The infinite -- 9. Conclusion.

Although Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) is commonly known for his spiritual philosophy, his early career was focused on natural science. During this period, Swedenborg thought the world was like a gigantic machine, following the laws of mechanics and geometry. This volume analyses this mechanistic world-view from the cognitive perspective, by means of a study of the metaphors in Swedenborg’s texts. The author argues that these conceptual metaphors are vital skills of the creative mind and scientific thinking, used to create visual analogies and abstract ideas. This means that Swedenborg’s mechanistic and geometrical world-view allowed him to perceive the world as mechanical and geometrical. Swedenborg thought "with" books and pens. The reading gave him associations and clues, forced him to interpret, and gave him material for his intellectual development.

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