Download or read book Pierre Gassendi's Philosophy And Science written by Saul Fisher and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of Gassendi's philosophy and science puts forth the view that his atomism follows from his empiricism: as an outgrowth of our best theory of knowledge and sound scientific method, we get evidence that warrents the micorphysical theory.