Cartesian Networks in Early Modern Europe: A Quantitative and Interdisciplinary Approach

Project description

Cartesian networks – how new ideas spread

Social networks play a pivotal role in generating and diffusing new ideas. A case in point involved the French philosopher René Descartes, who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. There, his ideas were spread successfully by his followers through their social networks. Recently, quantitative network analysis was elevated to the rank of a discipline. The EU-funded Cartesian Networks project intends to demonstrate to what extent techniques and methodologies developed by scientists can produce an understanding of the structure and dynamics that secured the successful spread of the Cartesian philosophy.

Fields of science

• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › innovation management
• social sciences › political sciences › government systems
• humanities › philosophy, ethics and religion › philosophy

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2019 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2019
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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

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Coordinator

ERASMUS UNIVERSITEIT ROTTERDAM

Address

Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam
Netherlands

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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EU contribution

€ 175 572,48