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9780511573002
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In this study of Robert Boyle's epistemology, Jan W. Wojcik reveals the theological context within which Boyle developed his views on reason's limits. After arguing that a correct interpretation of his views on 'things above reason' depends upon reading his works in the context of theological controversies in seventeenth-century England, Professor Wojcik details exactly how Boyle's three specific categories of things which transcend reason – the incomprehensible, the inexplicable, and the unsociable – affected his conception of what a natural philosopher could hope to know. Also covered in detail is Boyle's belief that God had deliberately limited the human intellect in order to reserve a full knowledge of both theology and natural philosophy for the afterlife
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1. Things above Reason: Medieval Context and Concepts. Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria. Thomas Aquinas. Double-truth and the Law of Noncontradiction. Lorenzo Valla. Two Approaches Summarized. Anglicans and Puritans -- 2. The Threat of Socinianism. The Protestant Background. Early Socinianism. The "Englishing" of Socnianism. Boyle's Response to Socinianism (c. 1652). Other Responses to Socinianism. Conclusions -- 3. Predestination Controversies. Arminians versus Calvinists. Doctrinal Issues. Boyle's Seraphic Love. Howe's Reconcileableness and Hammond's Pacifick Discourse -- 4. Theology and the Limits of Reason. Style of the Scriptures. Reconcileableness of Reason and Religion. Things above Reason. The Charge of Enthusiasm and Advices.
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ISBN 9780521525220
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Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511573002
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