The soul and force in Patricius’s Nova de universis philosophia

Intellectual History Review 34 (1):107-125 (2024)
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One of the key concepts in modern science is force (F). In present studies on the history of dynamics, Patricius is either completely omitted or only cursorily mentioned. The aim of this text is to show that Patricius’s concept of the soul, as he developed it in his Nova de universis philosophia from 1591, comes close to the modern (i.e. Newtonian) understanding of force. This should support the more general position that one of the most intriguing aspects of Patricius’s philosophy is his contribution to the emergence of modern science.

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10.1080/17496977.2023.2285331

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