Sebastiano Gino
Biographic Data
| ID | 6743434 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sebastiano Gino |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sebastiano |
| FAMILY NAME | Gino |
| SIGNATURE | GINO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Turin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Archibald Pitcairne and the Newtonian Turn of Medical Philosophy
Archibald Pitcairne’s medical writings are inspired by Newton’s Principia mathematica, as the Scottish physician assumed Newtonian physics as a model for scientific inquiry that should be applied to other branches of natural philosophy, including physiology and pathology. The ideal of a comprehensive mathematical science was very appealing to late seventeenth-century intellectuals, including physicians. This essay focuses on how Pitcairne tried t…
Scottish Common Sense, association of ideas and free will
The philosophical debates that unfolded in Enlightenment Britain left a deep mark on the mindset of future generations of thinkers. A clear echo of eighteenth-century disputes over the meaning of human liberty is heard in the subsequent confrontation between materialists and idealists. In more recent times, a number of arguments developed by compatibilist and incompatibilist philosophers still resemble more old-fashioned positions. However, the a…
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Scottish Common Sense, association of ideas and free will
The philosophical debates that unfolded in Enlightenment Britain left a deep mark on the mindset of future generations of thinkers. A clear echo of eighteenth-century disputes over the meaning of human liberty is heard in the subsequent confrontation between materialists and idealists. In more recent times, a number of arguments developed by compatibilist and incompatibilist philosophers still resemble more old-fashioned positions. However, the a…
Archibald Pitcairne and the Newtonian Turn of Medical Philosophy
Archibald Pitcairne’s medical writings are inspired by Newton’s Principia mathematica, as the Scottish physician assumed Newtonian physics as a model for scientific inquiry that should be applied to other branches of natural philosophy, including physiology and pathology. The ideal of a comprehensive mathematical science was very appealing to late seventeenth-century intellectuals, including physicians. This essay focuses on how Pitcairne tried t…
Epistemology (2 works) · Historical Philosophy and Science (2 works) · Mindset (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 works) · Compatibilism (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Enlightenment (1 works)