Clocks, Automata and the Mechanization of Nature (1300–1600)
This paper aims at tracking down, by looking at late medieval and early modern discussions over the ontological status of artifacts, the main steps of the process through which nature became theorized on a mechanistic model in the early 17th century. The adopted methodology consists in examining how...
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MDPI AG
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Philosophies |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/7/6/139 |