Andrew Janiak

Newton as Philosopher

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Andrew Janiak presents Newton as an original and sophisticated contributor to natural philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 464g
• ISBN-13: 9780521862868
• ISBN-10: 0521862868
• Artikelnr.: 24765830

Autorenporträt

Andrew Janiak is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Duke University. He is editor of Newton: Philosophical Writings (2004).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Notes on text and translations
1. Newton as philosopher, the very idea
2. Physics and metaphysics: three interpretations
3. Do forces exist? Contesting the mechanical philosophy, I
4. Matter and mechanism: contesting the mechanical philosophy, II
5. Space in physics and metaphysics: contra Descartes
6. God and natural philosophy
Bibliography
index.