Pierre Gassendi
Pierre Gassendi
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a French philosopher, Catholic priest, astronomer, and mathematician.
Born
22 January 1592 Champtercier, Provence
Died
24 October 1655 (aged 63) Paris
Institutions
University of Aix-en-Provence Collège Royal
adultbasic
France
Education
University of Aix-en-Provence University of Avignon ( Th.D., 1614)
era
1600-1800
Era
17th-century philosophy
Main interests
Philosophical logic, physics, ethics
Notable ideas
Calor vitalis (vital heat)
Region
Western philosophy
School
Aristotelianism Epicureanism Atomism Empiricism Nominalism Materialism Corpuscularianism Theological voluntarism