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Excerpt from The Philosophy of Gassendi
UP to the present little attention has been paid to Gassendi. The want of a reliable account of his philosophy has caused him to be neglected, for the nature of his own writings is such as would naturally obscure the value of his message. Hallam, in his Introduction to the Literature of Europe (part IV. Chap. Iii. Indicates the extent to which Gassendi has been neglected and also the reasons. He refers to Gassendi's prolixity of statement, prodigality of learning, and display of erudition, characteristics which have all militated against recognition of his real merits. In consequence he is little more than a name, or is known as the original of Bernier's work, and is either misunderstood or pushed aside as one who challenged Descartes from an antiquated and untenable standpoint.
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