Stephen Gaukroger 
Soft Underbelly of Reason [PDF ebook] 
The Passions in the Seventeenth Century

This book provides a valuable understanding on the different views of the passions in the Seventeenth Century. The contributors show that fundamental questions about the nature of wisdom, goodness and beauty were understood in terms of the contrast between reason and passions in this era. Those with an interest in philosophy , the history of medicene, and women’s studies will find this collection a fascinating read.