Französischer Materialismus als Kritik an Mittelalter und Rationalismus

• Günther Mensching ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Hannover

     University of Hannover

     Region Hannover, Alemania

     
• Localización: Giornale di Metafisica: revista bimestrale di filosofia, ISSN 0017-0372, Vol. 37, Nº. 1, 2015 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Metafisica e materia / coord. por Angelo Cicatello, Michael Städtler), págs. 12-22
• Idioma: italiano
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• Resumen

  • The following contribution will show that the French materialism of the 18th century which seems to make an end of all traditional metaphysics and theol- ogy is deeply based on medieval traditions.

    The main item is the concept of nature. It is regarded as causa sui, a very traditional idea.

    Determinism is one of the characteristics of French materialism. It is a heritage of protestant positions. The epistemology is mostly based on English empiricism and has an indirect relationship to medieval nominalism. Finally the Message of French materialism is a political one.