The methodological heritage of Newton / / editors, Robert E. Butts, John W. Davis
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The methodological heritage of Newton / / editors, Robert E. Butts, John W. Davis
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| Pubblicazione: | [Toronto] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1970 |
| ©1970 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (183 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 530/.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Science - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | ButtsRobert E. |
| DavisJohn Whitney <1921-> | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- I: INTRODUCTION -- II: HYPOTHESES FINGO -- III: THE CLARKE-LEIBNIZ CONTROVERSY -- IV: BERKELEY, NEWTON, AND SPACE -- V: GRAVITY AND INTELLIGIBILITY: NEWTON TO KANT -- VI: THOMAS REID AND THE NEWTONIAN TURN OF BRITISH METHODOLOGICAL THOUGHT -- VII: WHEWELL ON NEWTON'S RULES OF PHILOSOPHIZING -- VIII: CLASSICAL EMPIRICISM. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The essays included in this volume are concerned with assessing Newton's contribution to the thought of others. They explore all aspects of the conceptual background-historical, philosophical, and narrowly methodological-and examine questions that developed in the wake of Newton's science. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The methodological heritage of Newton |
| ISBN: | 1-4426-5115-6 |
| 1-4426-3278-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910797246203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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