| Newton on Matter and Activity Contributor(s): McMullin, Ernan (Author) |
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ISBN: 026801342X ISBN-13: 9780268013424 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press OUR PRICE: $99.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1978 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Science | History - History | Modern - 18th Century |
| Dewey: 531 |
| LCCN: 77082480 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (0.93 lbs) 170 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Newton on Matter and Activity shows persuasively that while the Principia remains within the first two stages of inquiry (mathematical and physical) into nature, Newton spent the next forty years of his life making a philosophical analysis of matter, force, and transmission of force. Close attention is paid to methodological issues, especially Newton's move beyond inductivism and toward a reproductive theoretical schema of interpretation required to treat of attraction, hardness, and impenetrability. --Cross Currents |
Contributor Bio(s): McMullin, Ernan: - Ernan McMullin [1924-2011] was John Cardinal O'Hara Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. |