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Early Modern Experimental Philosophy

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Scopus Author ID: 6603280161

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Early modern philosophy, Locke, Boyle, Bacon, experimental philosophy

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University of Sydney: Sydney, NSW, AU

2012-12-16 to present | Professor of Philosophy (Philosophy)
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Peter Anstey

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Marsden Fund: Wellington, NZ

2009-01 to 2009-12 | Panellist (Humanities Panel)
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Royal Society Te Apārangi

Works (50)

Condillac and the Molyneux Problem

2023-09-04 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.4324/9781003334750-4
Contributors: Peter R. Anstey
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COVID rule breakers and the social contract

2023-05-16 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.4324/9781003310129-14
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Lockean Self-Diagnosis

Archimedes
2020 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39375-5_8
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2-s2.0-85102003936

Part of ISSN: 22150064 13850180
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Experiment, speculation and religion in early modern philosophy

Experiment, Speculation and Religion in Early Modern Philosophy
2019 | Book
DOI: 10.4324/9780429022463
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2-s2.0-85068687678
Contributors: Vanzo, A.; Anstey, P.R.
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Introduction

Experiment, Speculation and Religion in Early Modern Philosophy
2019 | Book
Part of DOI: 10.4324/9780429022463-1
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2-s2.0-85068672022
Contributors: Vanzo, A.; Anstey, P.R.
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Locke, the Quakers and enthusiasm

Intellectual History Review
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/17496977.2018.1450008
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2-s2.0-85049986149

Part of ISSN: 17496985 17496977
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Robert Boyle and the intelligibility of the corpuscular philosophy

Experiment, Speculation and Religion in Early Modern Philosophy
2019 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.4324/9780429022463-3
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2-s2.0-85068723058
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Bacon, experimental philosophy and French enlightenment natural history

Intersections
2018 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1163/9789004375703_011
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2-s2.0-85105578440

Part of ISSN: 15681181
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Locke and Cartesian cosmology

Locke and Cartesian Philosophy
2018 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198815037.003.0003
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2-s2.0-85059495583
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Experimental philosophy and the principles of natural religion in England, 1667-1720*

The Idea of Principles in Early Modern Thought: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
2017 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.4324/9781315452692
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2-s2.0-85020949974
Contributors: Anstey, P.
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Introduction

The Idea of Principles in Early Modern Thought: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
2017 | Book
Part of DOI: 10.4324/9781315452692
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2-s2.0-85020958967
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Literary responses to Robert Boyle's natural philosophy

Science, Literature and Rhetoric in Early Modern England
2017 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85079027830
Contributors: Anstey, P.
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The Idea of Principles in Early Modern Thought: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

The Idea of Principles in Early Modern Thought: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
2017 | Book
DOI: 10.4324/9781315452692
EID:

2-s2.0-85020974481
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Early modern experimental philosophy

A Companion to Experimental Philosophy
2016 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1002/9781118661666.ch6
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2-s2.0-85068693516
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.; Vanzo, A.
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Locke and the problem of necessity in early modern philosophy

Logical Modalities from Aristotle to Carnap: The Story of Necessity
2016 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139939553.010
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2-s2.0-85048287779
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Locke on measurement

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2016.10.003
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2-s2.0-85001944021

Part of ISSN: 18792510 00393681
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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The coherence of cohesion in the later Leibniz

British Journal for the History of Philosophy
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/09608788.2016.1185694
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2-s2.0-84985029796

Part of ISSN: 14693526 09608788
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Experimental pedagogy and the eclipse of robert boyle in england

Intellectual History Review
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/17496977.2014.891182
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2-s2.0-84921607807

Part of ISSN: 17496985 17496977
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Francis bacon and the laws of ramus

HOPOS
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1086/677037
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2-s2.0-85020971789

Part of ISSN: 21566240 21525188
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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John locke and the philosophy of mind

Journal of the History of Philosophy
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1353/hph.2015.0025
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2-s2.0-84927150419

Part of ISSN: 15384586 00225053
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Locke and Natural Philosophy

A Companion to Locke
2015 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1002/9781118328705.ch3
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2-s2.0-84947729128
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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D'Alembert, the "preliminary discourse" and experimental philosophy

Intellectual History Review
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/17496977.2014.970370
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2-s2.0-84918553929

Part of ISSN: 17496985 17496977
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Philosophy of experiment in early modern England: The case of Bacon, Boyle and Hooke

Early Science and Medicine
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1163/15733823-00192P01
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2-s2.0-84902465694

Part of ISSN: 15733823 13837427
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Francis Bacon and the classification of natural history

Early Science and Medicine
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1163/157338212X631765
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2-s2.0-84859332741

Part of ISSN: 13837427 15733823
Contributors: Anstey, P.
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Introduction women, philosophy and literature in the Early Modern Period

Intellectual History Review
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/17496977.2012.695167
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2-s2.0-84863925018

Part of ISSN: 17496977 17496985
Contributors: Anstey, P.; Harris, J.
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The matter of medicine: New medical matter theories in mid-seventeenth-century England

Vanishing Matter and the Laws of Motion Descartes and Beyond: Descartes and Beyond
2012 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.4324/9780203833384
EID:

2-s2.0-84920852265
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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The origins of early modern experimental philosophy

Intellectual History Review
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/17496977.2012.725552
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2-s2.0-84868574056

Part of ISSN: 17496977 17496985
Contributors: Anstey, P.; Vanzo, A.
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Essences and Kinds

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy in Early Modern Europe
2011 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199556137.003.0002
EID:

2-s2.0-84925869173
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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John Locke and Natural Philosophy

John Locke and Natural Philosophy
2011 | Book
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199589777.001.0001
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2-s2.0-83455205295
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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John Locke and Natural Philosophy

Oxford University Press
2011 | Book
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Peter Anstey

John locke and the case of anthony ashley cooper

Early Science and Medicine
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1163/157338211X594759
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2-s2.0-80755130211

Part of ISSN: 13837427 15733823
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.; Principe, L.M.
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The creation of the English hippocrates

Medical History
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S0025727300004944
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2-s2.0-83455264439

Part of ISSN: 09505571 00257273
Contributors: Anstey, P.
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Early modern philosophy of religion: An introduction

The History of Western Philosophy of Religion: Early Modern Philosophy of Religion
2010 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1017/UPO9781844654659.002
EID:

2-s2.0-84940483661
Contributors: Anstey, P.
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The matter of medicine: New medical matter theories in mid-seventeenth-century England

Vanishing Matter and the Laws of Motion: Descartes and Beyond
2010 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-85124446777
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Vanishing matter and the laws of motion: Descartes and beyond

Vanishing Matter and the Laws of Motion: Descartes and Beyond
2010 | Book
DOI: 10.4324/9780203833384
EID:

2-s2.0-85124447122
Contributors: Jalobeanu, D.; Anstey, P.R.
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John Locke's seed lists: a case study in botanical exchange

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2009.09.003
EID:

2-s2.0-71749101579

Part of ISSN: 13698486
Contributors: Harris, S.A.; Anstey, P.R.
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Derevolutionizing early modern science

Metascience
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11016-008-9225-y
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2-s2.0-84893732083

Part of ISSN: 08150796 14679981
Contributors: Anstey, P.
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Robert Boyle's 'designe about natural history'

Early Science and Medicine
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1163/157338208X263435
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2-s2.0-39049116412

Part of ISSN: 13837427 15733823
Contributors: Anstey, P.; Hunter, M.
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Australasian Journal of Philosophy: Introduction

Australasian Journal of Philosophy
2006 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/00048400600758771
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2-s2.0-61149566760

Part of ISSN: 00048402
Contributors: Anstey, P.
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Locke and botany

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
2006 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2006.03.001
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2-s2.0-33744942913

Part of ISSN: 13698486
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.; Harris, S.A.
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The methodological origins of Newton's queries

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
2004 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2003.11.001
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2-s2.0-2542437803

Part of ISSN: 00393681 18792510
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Descartes’ cardiology and its reception in English physiology

Descartes' Natural Philosophy
2003 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.4324/9780203463017-26
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2-s2.0-67651105056
Contributors: Anstey, P.
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Locke on method in natural philosophy

The Philosophy of John Locke: New Perspectives
2003 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.4324/9780203505588
EID:

2-s2.0-33744903575
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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The philosophy of John Locke: New perspectives

The Philosophy of John Locke: New Perspectives
2003 | Book
DOI: 10.4324/9780203505588
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2-s2.0-84905518919
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Boyle on seminal principles

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
2002 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-8486(02)00025-0
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2-s2.0-0036893009

Part of ISSN: 13698486
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Locke, Bacon and natural history

Early Science and Medicine
2002 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1163/157338202X00036
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2-s2.0-33744922572

Part of ISSN: 13837427 15733823
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Robert Boyle and Locke's "morbus" entry: A reply to J.C. Walmsley

Early Science and Medicine
2002 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1163/157338202X00234
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2-s2.0-0011770698

Part of ISSN: 13837427 15733823
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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Robert Boyle and the heuristic value of mechanism

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
2002 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/s0039-3681(01)00034-6
EID:

2-s2.0-0036168645

Part of ISSN: 18792510 00393681
Contributors: Anstey, P.R.
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The Philosophy of Robert Boyle

2000 | Book
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Peter Anstey

Boyle on occasionalism: An unexamined source

Journal of the History of Ideas
1999 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2307/3654000
EID:

2-s2.0-0042208763

Part of ISSN: 00225037
Contributors: Anstey, P.
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