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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812168803321

Autore

Štěpánová Irena

Titolo

Newton--kosmos, Bios, logos / / Irena Štěpánová

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Prague : , : Univerzita Karlova v Praze : , : Nakladatelství Karolinum, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

80-246-3154-7

80-246-2389-7

Edizione

[First English edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

192

Soggetti

God

Philosophy of nature - History - 17th century

Philosophy of nature - History - 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Content; Acknowledgements; I. Introduction; II. Sources of Newton's Inspiration; The Hexameral literature and the Bible; Philo of Alexandria (15 B.C. - A.D. 50); Ancient Egypt; Maimonides (1135-1204); The Cambridge Platonists; Prisca sapientia; Corpus Hermeticum I.; III. Newton the Theologian and Historian; About Theology; Newton as a theologian of his times; Newton the Historian; IV. Newton the alchemist ; Newton as an alchemist of his times; Summary of chapter IV; V. Newton - the natural philosopher (scientist); De Gravitatione; Principia - Newton's mature methodological approaches

Summary of Chapter VVI. Analysis of the Scholium Generale; Previous Research on the Scholium Generale; Scholium Generale and Prisca Sapientia (Hermetic writings, Cudworth and Patrizi); Summary of Chapter VI.; Corpus hermeticum II.; VII. Conclusions; Zusammenfassung; Literature; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3