Syntagma philosophiae Epicuri, cum refutationibus dogmatum quae contra fidem christianam ab eo asserta sunt [...]. Praefigitur Samuelis Sorberii Dissertatio de vita ac moribus Petri Gassendi.

4to: [48]-495 pp. (paper age-toned, some pale marg. damp stains).

Contemp. vellum, flat spine titled in ink, spr. edges. Good copy.

Uncommon new edition (1st in "Opera omnia" 1658) of this Epicurean work of P. Gassendi (1592-1655), French philosopher, scientific chronicler, observer and experimentalist, scholar of ancient texts and debates. With a biography by Samuel Sorbière (1615-1670) and illustrated with a full-page engraved portrait. "His significance in early modern thought has in recent years been rediscovered and explored, towards a better understanding of the dawn of modern empiricism, the mechanical philosophy, and relations of modern philosophy to ancient and medieval discussions. While Gassendi is perhaps best known in history of philosophy for his disputes with Descartes, his relations with other major figures, including Kepler, Galileo, Mersenne, Beeckman, and Hobbes, represented even more important transactions of ideas. And while Gassendi also sought to communicate anew the ideas of Epicurus, the Stoics, and other earlier thinkers, his resulting amalgam of perspectives provides a modern view of his own making [...]" (S. Fischer).
Ref. STCN (= BL). - Bnf. - Fisher, Saul, "Pierre Gassendi", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2014 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.) (online).
Prov. Modern armorial bookplate.
Joined: Epicteti enchiridion, graecè et latinè [...]. In gratiam studiose iuventutis. Paris, Ww Cl. Thiboust, 1669. 12mo: [6]-103 pp. (traces of use, damp stains, etc.). Contemp. limp vellum (used copy). Modern slipcase. New edition intended for young students of Epictetus' Handbook, short manual of Stoic ethical advice compiled by his disciple Arrian. (2 vol.)