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Newton and Empiricism
. Ed(S): Biener, Zvi; Schliesser, Eric
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This is the first volume of original commissioned papers on the subject of Newton and empiricism. The chapters, contributed by a leading team of both established and younger international scholars, explore the nature and extent of Newton's relationship to a variety of empiricisms and empiricists. Editor(s): Biener, Zvi; Schliesser, Eric. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: HBLH; HPCD1; JFCX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
This is the first volume of original commissioned papers on the subject of Newton and empiricism. The chapters, contributed by a leading team of both established and younger international scholars, explore the nature and extent of Newton's relationship to a variety of empiricisms and empiricists. Among the many significant contributions of the volume are a detailed engagement with Newton's optical writings, a careful contextualization of Newton's methods in seventeenth century context, a critical analysis of the ways in which Locke and Hume responded to Newton, and a history of the reception of Newton's methods in astronomy.
This is the first volume of original commissioned papers on the subject of Newton and empiricism. The chapters, contributed by a leading team of both established and younger international scholars, explore the nature and extent of Newton's relationship to a variety of empiricisms and empiricists. Among the many significant contributions of the volume are a detailed engagement with Newton's optical writings, a careful contextualization of Newton's methods in seventeenth century context, a critical analysis of the ways in which Locke and Hume responded to Newton, and a history of the reception of Newton's methods in astronomy.
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199337095
SKU
V9780199337095
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About . Ed(S): Biener, Zvi; Schliesser, Eric
Zvi Biener is an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati. His research concerns the unity of science in early modernity, particularly early-modern views on reduction, the interdependence of branches of knowledge, and the metaphysical underpinnings of the mathematical sciences. Eric Schliesser is BOF Research Professor at Ghent University. He has published widely in early modern philosophy and the sciences, especially Spinoza, Newton, Hume, Adam Smith, and Sophie de Grouchy as well as philosophy of economics.
Reviews for Newton and Empiricism
Zvi Biener and Eric Schliesser are to be congratulated on putting together a wide-ranging and broadly successful collection of essays on the topic of Newton and empiricism.
Scott Mandelbrote, Isis
The strength of the collection seems to be that it helps illustrate the richness of both Newtonianism and empiricism ... anyone who reads through the entire volume will come away with a host of excellent resources (texts, distinctions, taxonomies, arguments) for thinking about these issues.
Journal of the History of Philosophy
It is a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding read.This book is a rich resource for those interested in Newton's engagement with and impact on the philosophical problems of his time, and on subsequent philosophy of science to the present day. Whether or not you have any prior knowledge of Newton's work, this collection is sure to contain something that will be of interest.
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online
Scott Mandelbrote, Isis
The strength of the collection seems to be that it helps illustrate the richness of both Newtonianism and empiricism ... anyone who reads through the entire volume will come away with a host of excellent resources (texts, distinctions, taxonomies, arguments) for thinking about these issues.
Journal of the History of Philosophy
It is a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding read.This book is a rich resource for those interested in Newton's engagement with and impact on the philosophical problems of his time, and on subsequent philosophy of science to the present day. Whether or not you have any prior knowledge of Newton's work, this collection is sure to contain something that will be of interest.
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online