Kepler's cosmological synthesis : astrology, mechanism and the soul / by Patrick J. Boner.

Based on the author's doctoral dissertation, University of Cambridge, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Spanning the course of his career, this book brings new light to Kepler's vitalistic views and their central place in his world picture. It challenges our view of Kepler as a nascent mechanical philosopher who fell back on an older form of physics.

Kepler's Clockwork Metaphor -- Spiritual Agency in Kepler's Astrology -- Threads of Continuity in Kepler's Cosmology -- Not All Astrologers Created Equally: Kepler's Perception of His Practice -- Conserving the Kernel: Kepler's Early Conception of the Astrological Aspects -- From the Earth to Humanity: Further Effects of the Astrological Aspects -- The Weight of Proof: Observational Evidence for the Astrological Aspects -- The Multiple Purposes of On the New Star -- The Soul of the Earth: Instinctual Responses to the Astrological Aspects -- Finding Middle Ground: The Soul of the Earth and the Surrounding Cosmos -- Philosophical Marvel and Theological Miracle: The Many Meanings of the New Star -- The Role of Divine Providence in Kepler's Cometary Theory -- Clarifying Curvature and the Rectilinear Course of Comets -- Celestial Sympathy and Earthly Knowledge of Comets -- Situating the Soul of the Earth: Elemental Instruments and their Animate Impetus -- Configurations and Consonances: The Earthly Orchestra of the Astrological Aspects -- Differences over Divinity: Kepler's Final Criticisms of Fludd.

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