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Author:   Fatema Amijee (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781350343054

ISBN 10:   1350343056
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   05 February 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction, Fatema Amijee (University of British Columbia, Canada) Part I Émilie Du Châtelet’s Epistemology The Principle of Sufficient Reason and the Principle of Contradiction in Du Châtelet, Michael Della Rocca (Yale University, USA) The Principle of Contradiction and its role in Du Châtelet’s Account of Knowledge, Clara Carus (Paderborn University, Germany) The Limits of Knowledge in Du Châtelet’s Philosophy, Anne-Lise Rey (University Paris Nanterre, France) Part II Émilie Du Châtelet’s Philosophy of Science and Metaphysics Du Châtelet’s Natural Theology, Stephen Harrop (Yale University, USA) The Principle of Sufficient Reason as a Principle of Reasoning in Du Châtelet, Fatema Amijee (University of British Columbia, USA) Du Châtelet’s Philosophy of Mathematics, Aaron Wells (Paderborn University, Germany) Émilie Du Châtelet on Space, Jeffrey McDonough (Harvard University) Émilie Du Châtelet on the Role of Hypotheses, Karen Detlefsen (confirmation from author pending) Part III Émilie Du Châtelet on Happiness, Freedom and the Imagination Èmilie Du Châtelet on Freedom, Reason, and Happiness, Marcy P. Lascano (University of Kansas, USA) Du Châtelet on Happiness and the Good Life, Julia Jorati (University of Massachusetts, USA) The Power of Illusion: Du Châtelet on the Liberating Force of the Imagination, Julia Borcherding (University of Cambridge, UK) Part IV The Impact of Leibniz, Wolff and Newton on Du Châtelet’s Philosophy A Revisit to the Manuscript of the Institutions de Physique: New Insights into the Wolffian Impact, Phillip Sloan (University of Notre Dame, France) Newton and Newtonianism in Emilie Du Châtelet’s Instituions de physique, Sarah Hutton (University of York, UK) Beyond Newton and Leibniz: Du Châtelet’s Novel Argument in her Institutions de Physique, Andrew Janiak (Duke University, USA) Émilie Du Châtelet’s Influence Potential contributors: Qiu Lin (Duke University) Casper Jacobs (University of Pittsburgh) George E. Smith (Tufts University) Monica Solomon (Bilkent University) Bryce Gessell (Southern Virginia University) Index

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In this volume, scholars and experts summarise the key topics of Du Châtelet's research, providing an overview of her work which has now been disseminated around the world. This handbook comprehensively presents the essential concepts and topics from the various areas of Du Châtelet's philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, natural sciences, mathematics and religion. * Ruth Edith Hagengruber, Director Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientist, Univ. Paderborn *

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Fatema Amijee is Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia, Canada.

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