This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Gassendi 1 gassend, pierre 15921655, french philosopher, scientist and mathematician, was born of poor parents at champtercier, near digne, in provence, on the 22nd of january 1592. Regius and gassendi on the human soul vlad alexandrescu reshaping the neoaristotelian doctrines about the human soul was descartess most spectacular enterprise, which gave birth to some of the sharpest debates in the republic of letters. It was named after french astronomer pierre gassendi. Pierre gassendi bio, facts, family famous birthdays. He studied latin and rhetoric at digne, and philosophy at aix, whence his father, antoine, called him back to take charge of domestic affairs. Gassendi 2 pierre gassendi, born in 1522 at champtercier, in provence, is the founder of the modern atomic theory. In his readings of seneca, plutarch, cicero and lucretius, as well as erasmus, charron and montaigne, gassendi drew ideas and suggestions which show themselves to be extremely influential in the formation of his own. The goddess of dawn represented the eternal alternation of day light and night darkness. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. The 17th century astronomer, physicist and philosopher, pierre gassendi, saw the northern lights on a trip in the north and named them the aurora borealis. Pierre gassendi, french philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, who revived epicureanism as a substitute for aristotelianism, attempting in the process to. Short biography of pierre gassendi science quotes by pierre gassendi 1 quote.
The selected works of pierre gassendi pierre gassendi. Pierre gassendi 15921655 was born in the small village of champtercier in the south of france. Posts about pierre gassendi written by rubenyciencia. These arguments are based on his belief descartes uses. Archives internationales dhistoire des sciences 63 1963. Gassendis opera omnia was published in 1658 at lyon anisson in six folio volumes, and was later reprinted florence 1727. Pierre gassendi and his scientific expedition of 1640. Art, biography, business, chick lit, childrens, christian, classics. There has been an understandable emphasis on the opposition between gassendi s atomic physics and the physics of aristotle and descartes, and gassendi s importance in promoting atomism. The doctrines of epicurus and lucretius were revived by this frenchman, interspersed with a little christianity to suit the taste of the time and his profession of a catholic priest. Pierre gassendi, gassendi also spelled gassend, born jan. Assuming correctly that the speed of light is effectively infinite compared with the.
Hagen catholic answers is pleased to provide this unabridged entry from the original catholic encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912. Pierre gassendi gassendi revived the atomic theory. The planet he observed was mercury, as predicted by kepler, another astronomer. Lolordo, pierre gassendi and the birth of early modern philosophy, cambridge university press, cambridge, 2007. Pierre gassendi 22 jan 1592 24 oct 1655 french mathematician and philosopher. Science quotes by pierre gassendi 1 quote the soul seems to be a very tenuous substance and seems to be made of a most subtle texture, extremely mobile or active corpuscles, not unlike those of flame or heat. The man who did not change the world, with notes by oliver thill, xulonpress, 2002, isbn 1591601932. Kbart files online user and order help marc records awards. Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips. At a very early age he gave indications of remarkable mental powers and was sent to the college at digne. Aurora borealis is a natural phenomenon named after a greek god and a roman goddess.
Pierre gassendi quotes 1 science quotes dictionary of. Pierre gassendi champtercier, francia, 1592 paris, 1655 matematico y filosofo frances. A 17th century scientist in france named pierre gassendi also. Gassendi the critic separate chapters devoted to the aristoteleans. Pierre gassendi, the leading french seventeenthcentury skeptical and. Gassendi pierre gassendi biography information links. Gassendi was the first person to see a planet travel across the sun. There has been an understandable emphasis on the opposition between gassendis atomic physics and the physics of aristotle and descartes, and gassendis importance in promoting atomism. While he held a church position in southeast france, he also spent much time in paris, where he was a leader of a group of freethinking intellectuals. Philosophy quotes it is very important in philosophy to take care of words properly in order not to have an eternal debate about the sense. Pierre gassendi have been conflated by representing the catho lic philosopher as an epicurean, rather than a critic of epicurus.
He said that atoms are the smallest bodies that can exist. In fact pierre gassendi was actually given the name pierre gassend and only later used the now familiar gassendi form. Pierre gassendi synonyms, pierre gassendi pronunciation, pierre gassendi translation, english dictionary definition of pierre gassendi. He was a french mathematician, philosopher, scientist, and astronomer. Gassendi vs descartes scott welch 4 december 2005 descartes. Gassend, 15921655 applied the name aurora to the northern lights, naming the fantastic light displays after aurora the goddess of dawn in roman mythology.
Pierre gassendi definition of pierre gassendi by the. The outer rim is worn and eroded, although it retains a generally circular form. Pierre gassend was born january 22, 1592, in the small village of champtercier, in the provencal region of france. The gassend family used the form gassendi, according to the italianism then in style. Among new philosophers, he was considered descartes main rival, and he belonged to the first rank of those attempting to carve out an alternative to aristotelian philosophy. In the 17th century, the french scientist and philosopher pierre gassendi made the earliest known attempt at measuring the speed of sound in air. The doctrines of epicurus and lucretius were revived by this frenchman, interspersed with a little christianity to suit the taste of the time and his profession of a. Johnson reprint corporation, 1972 philosophy 442 pages. The person to meet is french philosopher pierre gassendi born in 1592, 28 years after galileo and four years before his fellow philosopher descartes. Pierre gassendi french mathematician, philosopher, and. This happened slowly, though, hampered by newtons reputation and the legacy of his corpuscular theory.
He was first taught by his uncle and later entered the college of digne 1599 and the university of aix 1609 where he studied philosophy and theology. Gassendi is a large lunar impact crater feature located at the northern edge of mare humorum. He also studied parhelia, a type of halo around the. The family were peasant farmers, but there is some suggestion that antoine may have owned the land he farmed which would mean the family were not too poor. Tertiary sources this article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain. Media in category pierre gassendi the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. In the face of this compelling evidence, nineteenthcentury scientists had to concede that light was a wave. Pierre gassendi was a major figure in seventeenthcentury philosophy whose philosophical and scientific works contributed to shaping western intellectual identity. Pierre gassendi frases celebres y citas aki frases. Pierre gassendi 22 january 1592 24 october 1655 was a french philosopher, priest, astronomer, and mathematician. Pierre gassendi his education in a mainly humanist mould played a decisive role in making his choices in a philosophical context.
Pierre gassendi was a french philosopher, priest, astronomer, and mathematician. The formation has been inundated by lava during the formation of the mare, so only the rim and the multiple central peaks remain above the surface. Time always flows equal and doesnt undergo any changes, independent of existence or absence of things, independent of their motion or rest. Gassendi became a priest and, at 25, began a fiveyear stint teaching about aristotle. Pierre gassendi definition of pierre gassendi by the free.
Yet, once it did take root, the idea of light as a wave paved the way for the nineteenthcentury scottish physicist james clerk maxwell to. Logic including his textbookformat institutio logica, physics, and ethics. Gassendi is the italianized version, the final i a mark of honor added due. Once it was recognized that sound is in fact a wave, measurement of the speed of sound became a serious goal. While gassendi is perhaps best known in history of philosophy for his. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link. He studied at digne and aixenprovence and was appointed professor of rhetoric at digne at the age of twentyone. He showed particular aptitude for languages and mathematics, and it is said that at the age of. Did you know that pierre gassendi was born today in 1592. Educated initially by his uncle thomas fabry, gassendi later studied at digne 15991606 and aix with. Pierre gassendi stanford encyclopedia of philosophy.