Margaret Cavendish's Epistemology

This paper provides a systematic reconstruction of Cavendish's general epistemology and a characterization of the fundamental role of that theory in her natural philosophy. After reviewing the outlines of her natural philosophy, I describe her treatment of 'exterior knowledge', i.e. o...

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Published inBritish journal for the history of philosophy Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 31 - 53
Main Author Michaelian 1, Kourken
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.01.2009
Taylor & Francis
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17th century
Historical studies (History of philosophy. History of ideas)
Philosophy
Philosophy history
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Summary:This paper provides a systematic reconstruction of Cavendish's general epistemology and a characterization of the fundamental role of that theory in her natural philosophy. After reviewing the outlines of her natural philosophy, I describe her treatment of 'exterior knowledge', i.e. of perception in general and of sense perception in particular. I then describe her treatment of 'interior knowledge', i.e. of self-knowledge and 'conception'. I conclude by drawing out some implications of this reconstruction for our developing understanding of Cavendish's natural philosophy.
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ISSN:0960-8788
1469-3526
DOI:10.1080/09608780802548259