Book ID: CBB001551100

Newton (2015)

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Janiak, Andrew (Author)


Wiley-Blackwell


Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: x + 203 pp.
Language: English

Newton is an evocative intellectual history of the life and ideas of Isaac Newton the natural philosopher, covering his influential thoughts about philosophical problems, our knowledge of nature, and even the nature of the divine. Offers a comprehensive and highly accessible introduction to the life and ideas of Isaac Newton, emphasizing his influential contributions to the field of philosophy Covers the principal philosophical topics that captivated Newton's mind, from our knowledge of nature to the nature of the divine Includes the most recent and innovative research regarding Newton's views on theology and philosophy Emphasizes the philosophical importance of Newton's work to the history of philosophy and his engagement with the ideas of both historic and contemporary figures such as Galileo and Descartes, Leibniz and Locke

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Review Cornelis J. Schilt (2016) Review of "Newton". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 178-179). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Henry, John
Feingold, Mordechai
Riki Kudo
Jimmy Aames
Gerald Charles Lawrence
Brison D. Gooch
Concepts
Mathematics
Natural philosophy
Philosophy
Science and religion
Philosophy of science
Correspondence and corresponding
Time Periods
17th century
18th century
16th century
Early modern
Places
England
France
Scotland
Institutions
Royal Society of London
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