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Emilie Du Chatelet Between Leibniz and Newton
Ruth . Ed(S): Hagengruber
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Description for Emilie Du Chatelet Between Leibniz and Newton
Hardback. This book describes Emilie du Chatelet known as "Emilia Newtonmania", and her innovative and outstanding position within the controversy between Newton and Leibniz, one of the fundamental scientific discourses of her time. Editor(s): Hagengruber, Ruth. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD1; PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 573.
Emilie du Châtelet was one of the most influential woman philosophers of the Enlightenment. Her writings on natural philosophy, physics, and mechanics had a decisive impact on important scientific debates of the 18th century. Particularly, she took an innovative and outstanding position in the controversy between Newton and Leibniz, one of the fundamental scientific discourses of that time.
The contributions in this volume focus on this "Leibnitian turn". They analyze the nature and motivation of Emilie du Châtelet's synthesis of Newtonian and Leibnitian philosophy. Apart from the Institutions Physiques they deal with Emilie du Châtelet's annotated translation of Isaac Newton's Principia.
The chapters presented ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400720749
SKU
V9789400720749
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About Ruth . Ed(S): Hagengruber
Ruth Hagengruber holds a chair in Philosophy at the University Paderborn, where she is head of the research areas History of Women Philosophers and Scientists and Philosophy and Computing Science. She studied Philosophy and History of Natural Sciences, with a concentration in the History of Geometry at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich. She received her Master’s degree with a thesis on ... Read more
Reviews for Emilie Du Chatelet Between Leibniz and Newton
“The aim of Émilie du Châtelet between Leibniz and Newton is ‘to make the intellectual strength of Émilie du Châtelet apparent and to facilitate a better understanding of the singularity of her work.’ … this book offers not only an important contribution to the literature on Émilie du Châtelet, but also insight into the philosophy of science.” (Robyn Arianrhod, The ... Read more