Intelligencers, Cliques, and Stars in the Spread of 17th -Century Cartesianism.
This paper examines the dissemination of Cartesianism in the 17th century by studying the networks of authors in the field of natural philosophy. Key figures who spread knowledge and innovated the field are identified and contextualized. Furthermore, the network analysis shows how different ways of...
| Publicado en: | Connections (02261766) Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 4 - 33 |
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2024
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