CfP: Special Issue of the Journal of Early Modern Studies
Special
Issue of the Journal of Early Modern
Studies (November 2018)
Editors:
Dana Jalobeanu, Grigore Vida
The Mathematization
of Natural Philosophy between Practical Knowledge and Disciplinary Blending
While
most of the classical narratives about the “mathematization of nature” have
become obsolete, questions concerned with the mathematization of natural
philosophy are still central to the inquiries into the emergence of modern
science. Nowadays, historians prefer to speak about “forms of mathematization” in
the early modern period (Roux ed., 2010, 2017), in recognition of the diversity
of approaches, many of which are still in need of further investigation. Special
attention was given to mathematical practices, in tune with the important
research that has been done in the past couple of years to reveal the various
“structures of practical knowledge” (Valleriani ed., 2017). What we propose in
this special issue is to take stock of the recent developments, while opening
new directions of inquiry regarding the disciplinary status of mathematical
knowledge in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. We intend to look for “points
of intersection,” forms of borrowing and blending between mathematical
disciplines and natural philosophy. We are particularly interested in case
studies which take into account both theoretical aspects and elements of practical knowledge. We would like to look, in
particular, at how various forms of disciplinary intersections and blending
shaped practices of measuring, instrument calibration and other quantification
procedures from mid sixteenth century to the mid eighteenth century.
Journal
of the Early Modern Studies is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal,
dedicated to the exploration of the interactions between philosophy, science
and religion in Early Modern Europe. JEMS
publishes high-quality articles reporting results of research in intellectual
history, history of philosophy and history of early modern science, with a
special interest in cross-disciplinary approaches. The main language of the
journal is English, although contributions in French are also accepted. We are
seeking for articles no longer than 10.000 words.
Deadline
for submission:
March 15, 2018
Submission
email:
dana.jalobeanu@filosofie.