Vanzo, Alberto (2015) Christian Wolff and experimental philosophy. In: Garber , Daniel and Rutherford, Donald , (eds.) Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy, Volume VII. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 225-255. ISBN 9780198748717

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the relation between Christian Wolff's philosophy and the methodological views of early modern experimental philosophers. The chapter argues for three claims. First, Wolff's system relies on experience at every step and his views on experiments, observations, hypotheses, and the a priori are in line with those of experimental philosophers. Second, the study of Wolff's views demonstrates the influence of experimental philosophy in early eighteenth-century Germany. Third, references to Wolff's empiricism and rationalism are best identified or replaced with references to his endorsement of the tenets of experimental philosophers and of a mathematical demonstrative method.

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Wolff, Christian, Freiherr von, 1679-1754 -- Criticism and interpretation
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:	Oxford
ISBN:	9780198748717
Book Title:	Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy, Volume VII
Editor:	Garber , Daniel and Rutherford, Donald
Official Date:	November 2015
Dates:	Date Event November 2015 Published
Page Range:	pp. 225-255
DOI:	10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198748717.003.0007
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Related URLs:	http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/928883709

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